Different approaches to managing bilateral distal femur periprosthetic fractures in a single patient: case reports and review of the literature.

• Tác giả: Amr Abdelgawad, Adam Adler, Christopher Castagno, Mehrdad Hosseini, Kyle J Klahs, Brendon Ofori, Ahmed M Thabet
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 627.12 Rivers and streams
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : Journal of surgical case reports , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 51301

Tóm tắt

A 61-year-old female with a bilateral total knee arthroplasty (2010) and subsequent separate bilateral distal femur periprosthetic fractures (2020 and 2022) treated with distal femur replacement (left) and retrograde intramedullary nail fixation (right). Self-reported outcomes and knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome scores (KOOS) were compared. The patient reported higher pain and lower functionality with the left knee (overall KOOS of 50%) and no lasting impact or pain with the right knee (overall KOOS of 89%). When KOOS individual (