Modern implant options for the treatment of distal femur fractures

ME Hake, ME Davis, AM Perdue… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
… of distal femur fractures will increase as well. Among patients who experience a distal femur
fracture, the … The morbidity and mortality of patients with distal femur fractures should not be …

Distal femur replacement versus surgical fixation for the treatment of geriatric distal femur fractures: a systematic review

BP Salazar, AR Babian, MR DeBaun… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… in the management of geriatric distal femur fracture remains … and replacement of distal femur
fractures. The purpose of this … geriatric patients with distal femur fractures being treated with …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality following distal femur fractures versus proximal femur fractures in elderly population: the impact of best practice tariff

I Mubark, A Abouelela, A Genena, A Al Ghunimat… - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… no parallel program for the management of fractures involving distal femur in the elderly. …
outcomes of distal femur fractures in elderly patients against proximal femur fractures regarding …

Management of periprosthetic distal femur fractures using distal femoral arthroplasty and fixation-comparative study of outcomes and costs

T Tandon, BJ Tadros, A Avasthi, R Hill… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
… peri-prosthetic distal femoral fractures between 2005 and 2013 (n = 61). The patients were
stratified into 2 groups based on management method. The Distal Femoral Arthroplasty group …

Surgical treatment of distal femur fractures in geriatric patients

A Loosen, Y Fritz, M Dietrich - Geriatric orthopaedic surgery …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
… different distal locking features, lateral locking plates, and primary distal femoral arthroplasty…
to our clinic with distal femur fractures have been treated with distal femur locking plates. …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoporotic distal femur fractures in the elderly: peculiarities and treatment strategies

G Canton, G Giraldi, M Dussi, C Ratti… - Acta Bio Medica: Atenei …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… literature about osteoporotic distal femur fractures in the elderly, including periprosthetic and
other hardware related fractures, to highlight current evidence on management options and …

High mortality following distal femur fractures: a cohort study including three hundred and two distal femur fractures

P Larsen, AA Ceccotti, R Elsoe - International orthopaedics, 2020 - Springer
… for 302 distal femur fractures between 2005 and 2010. The mean age at the time of fracture
… The overall mortality rates after a non-periprosthetic distal femur fracture at 30 days, six …

Mortality after distal femur fractures in the elderly

LR Merino-Rueda, I Rubio-Sáez, S Mills… - Injury, 2021 - Elsevier
… all the distal femur fractures by low energy in patients over 65 years old at a tertiary center
were included, between January 2010 and December 2016. Baseline characteristics, the type …

Management of low periprosthetic distal femoral fractures: plate fixation versus distal femoral endoprosthesis

LA Ross, OJF Keenan, M Magill… - The Bone & Joint …, 2021 - boneandjoint.org.uk
… Debate continues regarding the optimum management of periprosthetic distal femoral
fractures (PDFFs). This study aims to determine which operative treatment is associated with the …

Treatment of distal femur fractures with a combined nail-plate construct: techniques and outcomes

BJ Passias, TC Emmer, BD Sullivan… - Journal of Long …, 2021 - dl.begellhouse.com
… plate has scarcely been described in distal femur fracture treatment. In this retrospective
inquiry, we review 97 patients who were treated for distal femur fracture by one of five fellowship-…