The Biological Metallic versus Metallic Solution in Treating Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: Outcome Assessment

Introduction. The periprosthetic fracture of the femur is, in order of frequency, the fourth leading cause (5.9%) of surgical revision. Our study aims to demonstrate how the grafting of bone splint betters the outcomes. Materials. We treated 15 periprosthetic femoral fractures divided into two group...

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Main Authors: Serafino Carta, Mattia Fortina, Alberto Riva, Luigi Meccariello, Enrico Manzi, Antonio Di Giovanni, Paolo Ferrata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Advances in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2918735