Periprosthetic tibial fracture as a complication of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Current insights.

Injury · Aug 2024 · Review

Wood MJ, Al-Jabri T, Maniar AR, Stelzhammer T, Lanting B, Giannoudis PV

Rorabeck Bourne Joint Replacement Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Health Sciences Centre,…

Orthopaedic Trauma Adult Reconstruction

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONReview of periprosthetic tibial fracture after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, a rare but serious complication, covering epidemiology, risk factors, and management strategies despite limited literature and surgeon unfamiliarity.
Abstract, as published

Periprosthetic fracture following knee arthroplasty is a rare but devastating complication associated with significant morbidity. With unicompartmental knee arthroplasty being performed far less frequently than total knee arthroplasty, periprosthetic fracture following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty presents a particular challenge to orthopaedic surgeons, due to clinical unfamiliarity and sparsity of literature. An up-to-date review of the epidemiology, risk factors, and management strategies for PPF after UKA is presented.

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