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Total knee arthroplasty: periprosthetic tibial fractures
1Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
The Orthopedic Clinics of North America
|April 10, 1999
Abstract:
A classification for periprosthetic tibial fractures is presented. It is based on the anatomic location of the fracture in reference to the tibial component; whether the fracture occurred during surgery or in the postoperative period; and whether the prosthesis is radiographically well-fixed or loose. A treatment algorithm is proposed for each fracture type.