Periprosthetic fractures in the hip joint – own study by the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology in Kalisz

Abstract

Every year, the number of total hip replacement treatments increases and along with it, so does the number of local and systemic complications, including periprosthetic fractures. These fractures usually occur among elderly people with deteriorated bone quality and other general and neurological disorders. Treatment of periprosthetic femoral fractures imposes a difficult and complex medical problem, which requires adequate experience and a rational combination of traumatological and orthopedical knowledge from the surgeon. In this article we review management of periprosthetic femoral fractures in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology in Kalisz.