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Treatment of interprosthetic fractures of the femur.

Zhiyong HouBlake MooreThomas R BowenKaan IrgitMichelle E MatzkoKent A StroheckerWade R Smith
Published in: The Journal of trauma (2012)
The principles for treatment of isolated periprosthetic fractures are useful to guide the fixation of interprosthetic fractures. Locked plating is an effective method for the treatment of interprosthetic femoral fractures. Bypassing the adjacent prosthesis by a minimum of two femoral diameters is a necessary technique to prevent a stress riser.
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