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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXVII | Pages 487 - 487
1 Sep 2012
CAN PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS OF STABLE FEMORAL PERIPROSTHETHIC FRACTURES CAUSE EARLY CEMENT MANTLE FAILURE AROUND THE HIP STEM? A BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATION.
Giesinger K Yates P Stoffel K Ebneter L Day R Kuster M
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Introduction

Periprosthetic femur fractures are a serious complication after hip replacement surgery. In an aging population these fractures are becoming more and more common. Open reduction and plate osteosynthesis is one of the available treatment options.

Objective

To investigate hip stem stability and cement mantle integrity under cyclic loading conditions after plate fixation with screws perforating the cement in the proximal fragment.