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 …

[PDF][PDF] Geriatric distal femur fracture management protocols: a review and evidence-based template

A Gavalas, C Perry, M Tihista, A Adler… - Journal of …, 2022 - jorthobusiness.org
… the management of native distal femur fractures. However, studies have shown that patients
with TKAs or tibial plateau fractures have … as do distal femur fracture patients 5,8,69-72. The …

Risk factors for nonunion of distal femur fractures

R Cone, A Roszman, Y Conway, K Cichos… - … of orthopaedic trauma, 2023 - journals.lww.com
… were assessed for association with distal femur fracture nonunion. Secondary outcomes
include conversion to total knee arthroplasty, surgical site infection, and other reoperation. …

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 …

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-…

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in hip and distal femoral fracture rates in Italy from 2007 to 2017

B Unim, G Minelli, R Da Cas, V Manno, F Trotta… - Bone, 2021 - Elsevier
… Atypical subtrochanteric and diaphyseal (distal) femoral fractures are rare conditions and …
of hip and distal femoral fractures (including subtrochanteric and diaphyseal fractures) and …