Bone Hook Reduction Technique Combined with Lateral Parapatellar Arthrotomy for Periprosthetic Distal Femoral Fractures Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Technical Note.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report a bone hook reduction technique combined with lateral parapatellar arthrotomy for periprosthetic distal femoral fractures following total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods

From April 2012 to June 2018, a total of 31 knees who underwent this technique for the treatment of periprosthetic distal femoral fractures following TKA were retrospectively reviewed. Through a lateral parapatellar arthrotomy, the vastus lateralis fascia was dissected from the muscle belly to allow anteromedial mobilization of the muscles. With direct visualization of the posteriorly angulated distal fragment, a bone hook was placed on the anterior flange of the femoral component. The hook was then elevated to correct the posteriorly angulated and shortened distal fragment. The coronal

SUBMITTER: Shon OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363775 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature