The treatment goals of Vancouver type B2 periprosthetic femoral fractures in elderly patients with a limited life expectancy are early weight bearing without compromising the fracture healing. Thirty-one patients with a mean age of 82 years were treated with a long cemented stem with additional allograft or plate fixation, followed by immediate full weight bearing. Seven major complications occurred within the first 3 months postoperatively. Forty-three percent of patients had died within the first year with their implant in place. Sixteen patients had survived more than 1 year. None of the implants had to be revised at a mean follow-up of 46 months. The results of this series suggest that this technique can provide acceptable results and offers the advantages of reduced cost and early weight bearing. © 2012.
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Corten, K., MacDonald, S. J., McCalden, R. W., Bourne, R. B., & Naudie, D. D. R. (2012). Results of cemented femoral revisions for periprosthetic femoral fractures in the elderly. Journal of Arthroplasty, 27(2), 220–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2011.03.050
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