Biomaterial Database

Problems in plating periprosthetic femur fractures. 2018

Andrew H Schmidt

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Electronic address: schmi115@umn.edu.

Periprosthetic fractures are typically defined as fractures occurring adjacent to a total joint arthroplasty. However, fractures may occur adjacent to a previous internal fixation device used to treat a prior fracture in the same patient, or between implants (the interprosthetic fracture). All of these injuries tend to occur in frail patients with severe osteopenia, and therefore are very challenging to treat. This article provides a brief but thorough review of the current state of the art regarding the treatment of these challenging problems.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D001860	Bone Plates	Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999)	Bone Plate,Plate, Bone,Plates, Bone
D005264	Femoral Fractures	Fractures of the femur.	Femoral Fracture,Fracture, Femoral,Fractures, Femoral
D005593	Fracture Fixation, Internal	The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment.	Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017102	Fracture Healing	The physiological restoration of bone tissue and function after a fracture. It includes BONY CALLUS formation and normal replacement of bone tissue.	Fracture Healings,Healing, Fracture,Healings, Fracture
D057068	Periprosthetic Fractures	Fractures around joint replacement prosthetics or implants. They can occur intraoperatively or postoperatively.	Fractures, Periprosthetic,Peri-Implant Fractures,Fracture, Peri-Implant,Fracture, Periprosthetic,Fractures, Peri-Implant,Peri Implant Fractures,Peri-Implant Fracture,Periprosthetic Fracture