This document discusses various types of periprosthetic fractures that can occur after arthroplasty. It begins by covering classification systems for periprosthetic fractures including the Unified Classification System. It then discusses specific fracture types in more detail, including periprosthetic proximal femur fractures, interprosthetic femoral fractures, periprosthetic acetabular fractures, and periprosthetic fractures associated with total knee arthroplasty. For each fracture type, it covers incidence, risk factors, classification systems, treatment options and challenges.
2. Periprosthetic
Fractures
• New challenge
• More population
• Increase Patient age and prosthesis Longevity
• New design of prosthesis
• Variety of joint anatomy/mechanical articulation
3. Before you go, check it…
• Clinical suspicion
• Source of pain
• Compatible anatomic finding with symptom
• Pain or instability +/- trauma history
• Occult trauma ?
• Source of fracture
• Osteolysis of bearing wear
• Osteolysis due to infection
• Malposition of the prothesis/ implants
4. Prosthesis
• Loose /Osteolysis /Malalignment
Evaluation of stability of prosthesis by history and
image Plain X-ray +/- CT evaluation
INFECTION
• Explanation
• Debridement
• Temporary Fixation /External Fixator
• Antibiotic Cement Spacer
• Definitive Arthroplasty
Test for infection
Laboratory test/Bone scan/aspiration biopsy
NO INFECTION
• CT /MRI/DEXA
• Revision arthroplasty
5. The fracture is usually worse than it looks
(pre op planning is essential)
6. Unified Classification System (UCS)
Duncan, Haddad
• The UCS is alphabetical in its core design for ease of application
• Core principles
A. The location of the fracture
B. The fixation of the component
C. The adequacy of the bone stock and bone strength
supporting the implant
7. Unified” or “comprehensive” classification system
for all periprosthetic fractures
Joints
I. Shoulder
II. Elbow
III. Wrist
IV. Hip
V. Knee
VI. Ankle
Bones
AO/OTA
Classification
Types
A-F
“Vancouver
"
{P., 2014 #37}
• A: Apophyseal
• B: Bed of Implant
• C: Clear of implant
• D: Dividing the bone
between two
implant
• E: Each of two bone
supporting one
arthroplasty
• F: Facing and
articulating with
hemiarthoplasty
14. Hip arthroplasty periprosthetic femoral fractures
• Incidence of periprosthetic hip fracture
• 0.4-4.6% of all total hip replacements
• Big Surgery
• Aquamantis- especially for obese patients
• Cell saver unless infected
• Midas rex for osteotomy
• Type and cross 4-6 units
• General anesthesia
15. Decision questions
•Vancouver A
• Watch or ORIF trochanter
• Vancouver B
•Stem stable 1 = ORIF
•Stem loose 2 = Revision Stem
•Stem Loose + No diaphysis = ORIF + Rev Stem
20. Vancouver B2
Stem loose = Revision Stem • Springer et al , JBJS(A)
2003
• Extensively coated
stem >Long
cemented stem >
Long proximally
coated monoblock
stems
• Munro J. T. BJJ 2013
• Tapered fluted
modular titanium
stem
21. Vancouver B3
Stem Loose + No diaphysis
= ORIF + Rev Stem
• Tapered fluted modular
titanium stem
• Bypass fracture
• Gains both axial and
rotational stability
distal to the fracture
site
• Save proximal fragments
• Allow proximal femur to
reconstitute with healing
response
{Richards, 2008 #2}
22. “INTERNAL SCAFFOLDTECHNIQUE”
• Transfemoral
approach
• Access only through
fracture lines,
osteotomy
• Use prosthesis as
internal scaffold, pull
sleeve of bone and
soft tissue around it
• Place prophylactic cable at
mouth of distal fragment
{Abdel, 2014 #7;Berry, 2003 #6;Richards, 2008 #2;T., 2013 #4}
23. 1381
FRACTURES
TREATED IN
SWEDEN
BETWEEN
2001 AND
2011
• Higher risk for
reoperation
• Interprosthetic
• Type B1 fractures
• For B1 fractures
• conventional (26%)
vs locking plate
osteosynthesis
(19%).
• No significant
difference
• Type B2 and B3
fractures
• Cemented
• Cementless
monoblock
• Cementless
modular revision
components
• No significant
differences
{Chatziagorou, 2019 #22}
24. Stem fracture alone or accompanied by PPFF
FS
{Huang, 2018 #36}
proximal
portion of
the fractured
stem
stable
proximal
portion of the
fractured
stem is
loose and the
surrounding
bone quality is
good
proximal
portion of
the
fractured
stem is
loose and
the bone is
poor quality
27. Classification
• 2014 Ducan and Haddad
classification
• IV,6 Acetabulum/pelvis
• B1: Prosthesis stable, good
bone: Acetabular rim or floor,
good bone
• B2: Prosthesis loose, good
bone: Loose cup, good bone
• B3: Prosthesis loose, poor
bone or bone defect: Loose
cup,poor bone, defect; Pelvic
discontinuity
28. Pascarella 2018
Timing Prosthesis stability Treatment
1. Intraoperative
fracture
a. Prosthesis stable Conservative treatment s / increase
primary stability with screws
b. Prosthesis unstable ORIF if displacement > 2 cm /
acetabular ring with screws/ Implant
revision
2.Postoperative
/Traumatic
fractures
a. Prosthesis stable Conservative treatment/ ORIF
b. Prosthesis unstable, mobilized simultaneously
trauma
Implant revision/ acetabular ring /ORIF
c. Prosthesis unstable, mobilized before trauma
(osteolysis/bone loss)
Implant revision/ acetabular ring /ORIF
/bone graft
49. • Antegrade intramedullary nail
• Su Type I
• Retrograde intramedullary nail
• Su Type II
• Revision to a long stem prosthesis
• Lewis-Rorabeck III or Su Type III (described above) with poor
bone stock
• Distal femoral replacement
50. ORIF with fixed angle device
• Indications
• Intact/stable prosthesis
• Lewis-Rorabeck II or Su types I or II or III) internal fixation
• Condylar buttress plate (non-locking) : not resist varus collapse
• Locking plates
• Blade plate / dynamic condylar screw
• Difficult to get adequate fixation around PS implants
• Intramedullary nail
• Nail/plate constructs
51. Locking Plates
• Advantages:
• Multiple screw options
• Fixed angle – prevents varus collapse
• Fixation in the setting of comminution
• Mechanical advantage in poor distal
bone stock
• Span entire femur, avoid stress riser
• Do NOT fill every hole
• Locking vs nonlocking diaphyseal screws
53. Intramedullary Nailing: Ante- or Retro-graded
• Distal fixation
• High screw density distally
• At least 3-4 screws
• Multiplanar fixation
• Proximal fixation
• Isthmus provides additional
fixation
• No short nails – windshield wiper
{Fakler, 2017 #30}
56. • rIMN first
• Lateral plate :proximal end at the base of the greater trochanter
• Accommodate the femoral neck anteversion (arrow) for screw placement
• Proximally, a nonlocking drill bit is provisionally placed to hold the center
position of the plate
59. Retrograde IMN: LCP
11 min shorter KSS one point higher
similar clinicoradiologic outcomes
Time to unionOperation time
Post-operative knee society scores Nonunion
{Shin, 2017 #19}
60. Revision Options
• ORIF with smaller revision
• for well fixed implants or fractures with implant wear, failure or loosening but
good distal bone stock
• Poly exchange
• needed if IMN takes out the PCL (adds flexion laxity and loses posterior
stability).
• if there is symmetric extension and flexion gap
• ORIF with stemmed revision implants
61. • Allograft-Implant Composites
• RHK
• rate of prosthetic survival
• 79.6% at one year
• 68.2% at five years with revision or reoperation
• salvage procedure not used as routine
• removing more bone and is more conducive to future revision
• Distal Femoral Replacement Prosthesis
• lderly, lower demand, compromised distal bone stock, loose implant.
• Poor Bone Stock, Fractures comminuted and extend quite distal
• Frequently occur in the setting of remote TKA with poly wear and osteolysis
{Saidi, 2014 #35} {Mortazavi, 2010 #33}
64. Felix and Associates' Classification
of Periprosthetic Fractures of the
Tibia Associated with TKA
• Classification
• Type I Fracture of tibial plateau
• Type IIFracture adjacent to tibial stem
• Type III Fracture of tibial shaft, distal
to component
• Type IV Fracture of tibial tubercle
70. Complication-MIPO
• Malalignment
• Soft tissue infection
Author Year n Central message
Schreiner et al 2018 9 Soft Tissue
Management, Correct
Alignment
Kim et al 2016 16 Malalignment
Seeger et al 2013 12 Higher Fracture
Tabutin et al 2007 6 IMN
Thompson et
al
2001 7 Malalignment
{Kamal, 2020 #28}
72. Incidence
• 0.2%-21% in resurfaced patella
• 0.05% in unresurfaced patella
Fracture specific risk factors
• Patellar osteonecrosis
• Asymmetric resection of patella
• Inappropriate thickness of patella
• Implant related
• Central single peg implant
• Uncemented fixation
• Metal backing on patella
• Inset patellar component
73. Operative
• Indications
• Loose patellar component
• Extensor mechanism disruption
• Techniques
• ORIF with or without component
revision
• Partial patellectomy with tendon
repair
• Patellar resection arthroplasty and
fixation
• Total patellectomy
{Anderson, 2009 #5}
81. Risk factor for periprosthetic stress fracture after UKA
Patient factor
Tibia varus /Body weight
Osteoporosis
Avoid BMI>30 ,82 kg
Implant factor
Tibia EM guide with pin hole Avoid excessive pin hole
cementless UKA
Re-cut spacer Avoid additional pin hole if recut needed
Tibial tray with keel and peg Precaution if hit into sclerotic bone
Surgeon factor
Sagittal cut Avoid over cut and damage posterior cortex
Implant insertion Avoid forceful
Sizing Avoid under size
Position Avoid over medial with overhang
Alignment Avoid excessive varus
Rehabilitation
Weight-bearing status Consider protected weight-bearing if doubtful
82. Over-Cut
• Weakening of the condyle
• Posterior tibia cortex (most) resection
• Too deep
• Too medial
• Anterior cortex
• One pin technique
• Remove too much bone to weaken the
reminder
83. Tibial component alignment angle (TCAA)
Stress fractures
• Shoulder natural to MPTA
• Larger post-op TFA + TCAA (over-varus cut)
• Low BMD at the PF in the affected leg{Yokoyama, 2019 #62}
84. Excessive varus • The recommended position
• (Solid tibial tray outline)
• Perpendicular to the
mechanical axis of the tibia.
• The varus component
• (dotted tibial tray outline)
• A larger size and the keel
• Further from the medial
cortex.
{Hiranaka, 2020 #55}
• Japanese patients
• Tibia vara
• Medial eminence line (MEL)
• Tibial axis (TA)
IM EM
85. Treatment
• /p <3 Ms
• Non-displaced
• avoid weight-bearing for 6
weeks
• High failure rate
• Displaced
• Support plate fixation
{Lu, 2019 #57;Hiranaka, 2020 #55}
• /p >3 Ms
• United and accept varus: OBS
• United , but pain
• → Tc loosening →rev-TKA
• Not union
• Knee revision
• Stem+ Augmentation
103. Conclusion
• Establish accurate diagnosis
• Identified the mode of failure , aware of infection
• recognize the mechanical alignment -stability of the prosthesis
• Preserve bone stock
• Vancouver classification still reliable
• Consider the bone quality of the patient /bone stock for / differ
in upper-lower limb
• Allograft Structural bone graft augmentation/impact bone graft
• Restore the articulation
• Reduce risk of complication