Introduction
The surgeon experts discuss management of periprosthetic fractures around total hip & knee arthroplasty.
Agenda:
- Treatment algorithm for hip & knee periprosthetic fractures
- Fracture fixation (Case reviews)
- Hip & knee revision (Case reviews)
- Infection and periprosthetic fracture: a dual challenge
Pre-requisites
- A basic understanding of knee and hip anatomy and indications for knee and hip arthroplasty
What you will learn
- Formulate a treatment plan for hip and knee periprosthetic fractures
- Explain the indications for internal fixation and revision
- Describe the pathology biomechanics and revision technique for hip and knee revision arthroplasty
- Describe the stability concept for periprosthetic fracture fixation
Contributors
- Professor Fares Haddad, United Kingdom
- Dr Herrick Siegel, United States of America
- Dr David Watson, United States of America
- Dr Tracy Watson, United States of America
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Accreditations
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS Eng)
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Royal College of Surgeons of England*
*This Smith+Nephew Medical Education eLearning content is accredited by the RCS (Royal College of Surgeons of England) as part of the centre accreditation. You will receive a certificate of attendance upon full completion of the module.
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