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SUBMITTER: Assayag MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994564 | biostudies-other | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Assayag Michael J MJ Bor Noam N Rubin Guy G Rozbruch S Robert SR
Arthroplasty today 20170609 2
A poor soft tissue envelope often accompanies periprosthetic tibia fracture around a well-fixed total knee arthroplasty and the tibial stem leaves little room for screw fixation. This article describes the practicability and effectiveness of a novel surgical technique using circular hexapod external fixation, in patients with this clinical scenario. It was applied for fixation of periprosthetic tibia fracture in 2 patients. Contact between the external fixation pins and the prosthesis was avoide ...[more]