Supracondylar femoral fracture above a PFC posterior cruciate-substituting total knee arthroplasty treated with supracondylar nailing. A unique technical problem

J Arthroplasty. 1996 Aug;11(5):637-9. doi: 10.1016/s0883-5403(96)80123-9.

Abstract

Supracondylar fracture above a total knee arthroplasty with a posterior cruciate-substituting design presents a challenging problem to the orthopaedic surgeon. The standard treatment using a intramedullary rod is made difficult by the design of the PFC cruciate-substituting total knee arthroplasty (Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Raynham, MA), which prevents entry of a standard supracondylar nail to the medullary canal of the femur. A technique for using an interlocking intramedullary rod to treat a supracondylar fracture above a posterior cruciate-substituting total knee arthroplasty is described. A case is presented illustrating this technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Nails
  • Femoral Fractures / surgery*
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary*
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged