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Review
. 2017 May-Aug;14(2):189-196.
doi: 10.11138/ccmbm/2017.14.1.189. Epub 2017 Oct 25.

Periprosthetic fractures: epidemiology and current treatment

Antonio Capone  1 , Stefano Congia  1 , Roberto Civinini  2 , Giuseppe Marongiu  1
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Review

Periprosthetic fractures: epidemiology and current treatment

Antonio Capone et al. Clin Cases Miner Bone Metab. 2017 May-Aug.

Abstract

Periprosthetic fractures are becoming increasingly frequent due to aging population and growing number of total joint replacements involving joints different from hip and knee, such as shoulder and elbow. The treatment of these fractures still represents one of the major challenges for the orthopedic surgeon. Despite all efforts to understand and treat these patients, high rate of failure and mortality are still reported. In this review, the epidemiology of periprosthetic fractures, risk factors and results of surgical treatment are disclosed. Moreover, we propose a treatment algorithm based on the findings of the New Unified Classification System.

Keywords: UCS classification; anabolic drugs/bone healing; periprosthetic fractures; revision surgery.

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