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. 2000 Mar;24(1):33–35. doi: 10.1007/s002640050008

Supracondylar nailing of distal periprosthetic femoral fractures

D Weber 1, D L Pomeroy 2, L A Schaper 2, WE Badenhausen Jr 2, J I Curry 2, M W Smith 2, K E Suthers 2
PMCID: PMC3619860  PMID: 10774859

Abstract 

Seven patients who sustained complex distal femoral fractures above total knee arthroplasties all treated by supracondylar (retrograde) femoral nailing were retrospectively evaluated. All the patients demonstrated uncomplicated postoperative follow-ups and returned to weight bearing between 2 and 3 months after surgery. No delayed healing occurred and alignment of the femur was satisfactory.

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Accepted: 7 December 1999


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