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3349680

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
229
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
Twelve cases of supracondylar fracture of the femur in rheumatoid arthritis patients with previously implanted resurfacing or MacIntosh arthroplasty of the knee had long standing severe polyarticular rheumatoid arthritis (duration, ten to 41 years; mean 24.8 years). The fractures occurred following a long interval after implantation of the prosthesis (five to 204 months; mean, 92.3 months). Two fractures were treated by stable and two by unstable fixation; eight were treated nonoperatively. The fractures healed in a normal time with one exception, but the femur was shortened in ten cases (mean, 2.8 cm), and axially malaligned in nine. The ability to walk long distances decreased in eight cases and pain increased in seven; two prostheses were loosened and displaced. Because of the poor results of nonoperative management, internal fixation of these fractures is recommended in selected cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Supracondylar fractures of the femur adjacent to resurfacing and MacIntosh arthroplasties of the knee in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't