Locking attachment plate fixation around a well-fixed stem in periprosthetic femoral shaft fractures.

Min Bom KimJae-Woo ChoYoung Ho LeeWon-Yong ShonJung Wee ParkJinil KimJong-Keon Oh

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2017)

Using the LAP to manage periprosthetic fractures with a well-fixed stem could obviate the need for cable around the stem area and yield acceptable outcomes.

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