Fraturas periprotéticas em artroplastia total de joelho / Periprosthetic fractures in total knee arthroplasty

A associação do maior número de artroplastias totais de joelho com a maior expectativa de vida da população tem levado a mais complicações de longo prazo, que se somam à baixa qualidade óssea dos pacientes mais idosos e culminam, muitas vezes, em fraturas periprotéticas. Este complexo problema ortopédico tem apresentação clínica muito variável, podendo acometer quaisquer dos ossos do joelho e levar a resultados desastrosos, em virtude de sua difícil solução. O seu tratamento exige do ortopedista amplo conhecimento tanto de técnicas de artroplastia como de osteossíntese, além de elaborado arsenal terapêutico como, por exemplo, acesso a banco de ossos.

The increasing number of total knee arthroplasties, in combination with the population's longer life expectancy, has led to a greater number of long-term complications. These complications are also correlated with poor bone quality in the elderly and often result in periprosthetic fractures. This complex orthopedic problem has very diverse clinical presentation, possibly afflicting periprosthetic fracture may happen in any bone that constitutes the knee and, due to the difficulty of finding a solution, may lead to disastrous outcomes. The treatment demands broad knowledge from the orthopedic surgeon, not only regarding arthroplasty techniques, but also osteosynthesis, as well as an elaborate therapeutic including, for example, access to a bone bank.

PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURES IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY.

The increasing number of total knee arthroplasties, in combination with the population's longer life expectancy, has led to a greater number of long-term complications. These add to the poor bone quality of elderly patients and often culminate in periprosthetic fractures. This complex orthopedic problem has a great diversity of clinical presentation. It may affect any of the bones in the knee and, because of the difficulty in finding solutions, may lead to disastrous outcomes. Its treatment requires that orthopedists should have broad knowledge both of arthroplasty techniques and of osteosynthesis, as well as an elaborate therapeutic arsenal including, for example, access to a bone bank.