Towards a Unified Terminology for Implant-Influenced Fractures: Implications for Musculoskeletal and Muscle-Implant Interaction Research.

ABSTRACT: Background: The global increase in orthopedic implant use-both for trauma fixation and arthroplasty-has profoundly transformed musculoskeletal surgery. As a consequence, fractures occurring in the presence of implants have become more frequent and clinically relevant. Yet, these injuries are currently described using highly heterogeneous terminology, including periprosthetic (fracture occurring in the presence of a prosthetic joint replacement) peri-implant (fracture occurring around an osteosynthesis or fixation device), implant-related, and hardware-related fractures (umbrella terms encompassing both prosthetic and fixation devices, used descriptively rather than classificatorily). This coexistence of multiple, context-specific terminologies hinders clinical communication, complic

SUBMITTER: Papotto G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12821675 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature