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Supracondylar extra-articular femur fracture after cementless unicompartmental knee replacement: A rare complication
  • Tugrul Yildirim,
  • Dogac Karaguven,
  • Burak Akan
Tugrul Yildirim
Hand and Microsurgery Orthopaedic Traumatology Hospital

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Dogac Karaguven
Ufuk Universitesi Doktor Ridvan Ege Egitim Arastirma Hastanesi
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Burak Akan
Ufuk Universitesi Doktor Ridvan Ege Egitim Arastirma Hastanesi
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Abstract

This case report defines an infrequent complication of unicompartmental knee replacement. Periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fracture after total knee replacement is a challenging problem for orthopedic surgeon. To our knowledge, this is the only case describing periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fracture after unicondylar knee replacement.