Computer-assisted reduction method for periprosthetic distal femur fracture

J Surg Orthop Adv. 2012 Summer;21(2):102-6. doi: 10.3113/jsoa.2012.0102.

Abstract

The purpose of this case report is to describe a novel use of computer assistance in identifying and restoring the mechanical axis in the treatment of a periprosthetic distal femur fracture in a 76-year-old female patient with a total knee arthroplasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
  • Female
  • Femoral Fractures / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted*