Interprosthetic femoral fractures: proposed new classification system and treatment algorithm

• Published in: Injury Vol. 45; pp. S2 - S6
• Main Authors: Pires, Robinson Esteves Santos, de Toledo Lourenço, Paulo Roberto Barbosa, Labronici, Pedro José, da Rocha, Leonardo Rosa, Balbachevsky, Daniel, Cavalcante, Francisco Ramiro, de Andrade, Marco Antônio Percope
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-11-2014
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Algorithms; Femoral Fractures - classification; Femoral Fractures - surgery; Fracture; Fracture fixation; Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods; Fracture Healing; Hip fractures; Hip prosthesis; Hip replacement; Humans; Incidence; Interprosthetic fractures; Knee prosthesis; Knee replacement; Orthopedics; Osteoporotic fractures; Periprosthetic fractures; Periprosthetic Fractures - classification; Periprosthetic Fractures - surgery; Prognosis; Treatment Outcome; Hip prosthesis; Hip fractures; Hip replacement; Knee prosthesis; Fracture fixation; Fracture; Periprosthetic fractures; Knee replacement; Osteoporotic fractures; Interprosthetic fractures
• ISSN: 0020-1383; 1879-0267
• DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(14)70012-9

Abstract Interprosthetic femoral fracture is a rare and challenging fragility fracture issue. Due to aging of the population, the incidence of this type of fracture is gradually and constantly increasing. There is no complete and specific interprosthetic femoral fracture classification system that indicates treatment and prognosis in the literature. The aim of the present study was to describe a new classification system for interprosthetic femoral fractures, and to present a case series and a treatment algorithm derived from the current evidence in the literature.