Bilateral distal femoral fracture after total knee arthroplasty.

Autor:	Loures FB; Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (Into), Centro de Cirurgia do Joelho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Motta JR; Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (Into), Centro de Cirurgia do Joelho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Albuquerque RS; Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (Into), Centro de Cirurgia do Joelho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Barretto JM; Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (Into), Centro de Cirurgia do Joelho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Cavanellas NT; Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (Into), Centro de Cirurgia do Joelho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revista brasileira de ortopedia [Rev Bras Ortop] 2016 Aug 30; Vol. 51 (5), pp. 606-609. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 30 (Print Publication: 2016).
DOI:	10.1016/j.rboe.2016.08.018
Abstrakt:	The number of total knee arthroplasties has increased exponentially and their indications have been expanded. This procedure presents challenging complications for orthopedic surgeons that are potentially catastrophic for patients. Here, a rare case of simultaneous bilateral periprosthetic fracture of the knee is reported, with discussion of the causal factors, possible management and prophylaxis.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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