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. 2021 Mar 6;142(7):1499–1509. doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03826-y

Table 2.

Data of special findings to the fracture group

Fracture group (n = 15)
Cause of fracture, n (%)
 Slipped 2 (13.3)
 Stumbling 5 (33.3)
 Malfunction of the prosthesis 1 (6.7)
 Intraoperative fracture 7 (46.7)
Morphology of the fractures, n (%)
 C3*** (femur neck) 2 (13.3)
 C3*** (intertrochanteric) 4 (26.7)
 C3*** (subtrochanteric) 2 (13.3)
 A2*** (longitudinal split of the femur) 5 (33.3)
 A2*** (distal femur) 2 (13.3)

Treatment, n (%)

 DCS* plate 95° + cerclage wire

 LISS** plate + cerclage wire

 Condylar plate 95° + cerclage wire

 Only cable wire

 Individual implant

 Dynamic hip screw

 Non-operative

1 (6.7)

2 (13.3)

1 (6.7)

1 (6.7)

1 (6.7)

2 (13.3)

7 (46.7)

8 (53.3)

Time to osteosynthesis [days] mean ± SD (95%-CI) 2.0 ± 1.6 (0.6–3.3)
TOPS to fracture [months] mean ± SD (95%-CI) 21.8 ± 37.8 (-9.8–53.3)

*DCS: dynamic condyle screw; **Less invasive stabilization system; ***Hannover Classification of postoperative periprosthetic Fractures (HCpopF)