Abstract
We report three cases of periprosthetic femoral fracture that were treated with a locking compression plate-distal femur (LCP-DF) and LCP cable system between March and June 2010. One was a femoral shaft fracture after total hip arthoplasty, and the others were femoral shaft fractures after bipolar hip arthoplasty. The patients ranged in age from 84-88 years with a mean of 83.5 years. All had been injured in falls. All of the cases were type B1 by the Vancouver classification. Surgery was performed within a week, and all patients were relieved of pain and transferred to a wheelchair from the first postoperative day. In two cases, bone union was obtained after three months. There was no correction loss or implant failure. One patient died of a malignant tumor before the fracture had become united.
We consider that a LCP cable system is useful for treatment of periprosthetic femoral fractures.
