Periprosthetic total knee fracture after remote reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: a case report

Abstract Background Distal femoral fracture is a rare, but significant, postoperative complication of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. However, there has not been a reported case of periprosthetic total knee arthroplasty fracture associated with a previous anterior cruciate ligament repair...

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Published in:	Journal of Medical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Sahil Kooner, Eric Gibson, Marcia Clark
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-09-01
Subjects:	Periprosthetic Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction Stress riser effect Distal femur fracture
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1448-3