The Knee
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62, January 2007

A new operative procedure using a Küntcher nail for a periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fracture after revision total knee arthroplasty: A case report

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3–2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture 359–8513, Japan

Received 29 July 2006; received in revised form 27 October 2006; accepted 30 October 2006. published online 14 December 2006.

Abstract 

Periprosthetic supracondylar femoral fractures after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are difficult surgical problems. We report a case of an 84-year-old female, in which an original method was applied to treat a periprosthetic supracondylar femoral nonunion just proximal a femoral component. The new method features extending the stem of the femoral component with a Küntcher nail. Eventually bony union was obtained and the patient is now able to walk without any support.

Keywords: Total knee arthroplasty, Supracondylar fracture, Intramedullary nail

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PII: S0968-0160(06)00186-4

doi:10.1016/j.knee.2006.10.011

The Knee
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62, January 2007

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