Periprosthetic Fractures of the Hip and Knee Surgical Techniques and Tips /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Liporace, Frank A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Yoon, Richard S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Orthopedics.; Sports medicine.; Sports Medicine.

This up-to-date, comprehensive yet concise guide for orthopedic surgeons covers the salient points of anatomy and operative approaches for the management of periprosthetic fractures of the hip and knee: breaks in bone that occur around the components or implants of a total joint replacement. The ope...

Table of Contents:

• General Considerations and Preoperative Work-up
• Periprosthetic Fractures about the Acetabulum with a Stable Cup
• Periprosthetic Fractures about the Acetabulum with a Loose Cup
• Periprosthetic Fractures of the Greater Trochanter and Proximal Femur with a Stable Prosthesis
• Periprosthetic Fractures of the Proximal Femur with a Loose Prosthesis
• Interprosthetic and Interimplant Fractures
• Periprosthetic Fractures of the Distal Femur with a Stable Prosthesis
• Periprosthetic Fractures of the Distal Femur with a Loose Prosthesis
• Periprosthetic Fractures of the Tibia with a Stable Prosthesis
• Periprosthetic Fractures of the Tibia with a Loose Prosthesis.