Klinik für Orthopädische, Unfall- und Handchirurgie, Mediclin Klinikum Plau am See, 19395, Plau am See, Deutschland. matthiasnapp@gmx.net
Der Orthopäde 2009 OctMalignant bone tumors and osteitis of the distal femur are common at every age. These conditions must be considered in patients with total knee arthroplasty and suspicious x-rays. A patient with gross polyethylene-wear-induced osteolysis and periprosthetic fracture is described. Neoplasm and infectious granuloma were excluded through biopsy, and the bone defect was bridged with a rotating hinged distal femoral replacement.
M Napp, M Frank, M Witt. Pathologic fracture of the distal femur in total knee arthroplasty. Polyethylene-wear-induced osteolysis? A case report]. Der Orthopäde. 2009 Oct;38(10):970, 972-3
PMID: 19639299
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