We assessed the outcome of patients with Vancouver type B2 and B3 periprosthetic fractures treated with femoral revision using an uncemented extensively porous-coated implant. A retrospective clinical and radiographic assessment of 22 patients with a mean follow-up of 33.7 months was performed. The mean time from the index procedure to fracture was 10.8 years. There were 17 patients with a satisfactory result. Complications in four patients included subsidence in two, deep sepsis in one, and delayed union in one. Concomitant acetabular revision was required in 19 patients. Uncemented extensively porous-coated femoral stems incorporate distally allowing stable fixation. We found good early survival rates and a low incidence of nonunion using this implant. © 2005 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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O’Shea, K., Quinlan, J. F., Kutty, S., Mulcahy, D., & Brady, O. H. (2005). The use of uncemented extensively porous-coated femoral components in the management of Vancouver B2 and B3 periprosthetic femoral fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B, 87(12), 1617–1621. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B12.16338
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