Fixation failure of the LCP proximal femoral plate 4.5/5.0 in patients with missing posteromedial support in unstable per-, inter-, and subtrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur

Karl Wieser; Reto Babst

doi:10.1007/s00402-010-1074-7

Fixation failure of the LCP proximal femoral plate 4.5/5.0 in patients with missing posteromedial support in unstable per-, inter-, and subtrochanteric fractures of the proximal femur

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2010 Oct;130(10):1281-7. doi: 10.1007/s00402-010-1074-7. Epub 2010 Feb 27.

Authors

Karl Wieser¹, Reto Babst

Affiliation

¹ Department of Trauma Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne 13, Switzerland. [email protected]

PMID: 20191276
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-010-1074-7

Abstract

The LCP proximal femoral plate 4.5/5.0 (PF-LCP) represents a new generation of extramedullary fixation devices for stable and unstable trochanteric and/or subtrochanteric fractures. We report four cases of secondary varus collapse of the fracture with hardware failure of the implant.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Plates / adverse effects*
Female
Fracture Fixation, Internal / adverse effects*
Hip Fractures / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Failure*