A Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture with Characteristics of Atypical Femoral Fracture

A Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture with Characteristics of Atypical Femoral Fracture

Although the definition of atypical femoral fracture (AFF) excludes periprosthetic femoral fracture (PFF), the number of reports about PFF with characteristics of AFF is increasing. We present the case of such a fracture in this report. An 87-year-old woman who underwent bipolar hip arthroplasty for...

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Main Authors: Shuya Tanaka, Tomoaki Fukui, Keisuke Oe, Tomoyuki Matsumoto, Takehiko Matsushita, Shinya Hayashi, Teruya Kawamoto, Ryosuke Kuroda, Takahiro Niikura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1275369

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