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Comparison of the LISS and a Retrograde Inserted Supracondylar IntramedullaryNail for Fixation of a Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fracture Proximal to a Total Knee Arthroplasty (Visit this link)

OTA 2002 Posters OTA 2002 Posters Poster #7 Basic Science Comparison of the LISS and a Retrograde Inserted Supracondylar Intramedullary Nail for Fixation of a Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fracture Proximal to a Total Knee Arthroplasty Matthew R. Bong, MD; Kenneth A. Egol, MD; Kenneth J. Koval, MD; Frederick J. Kummer, PhD; Edward T. Su, MD; Kazuho Iesaka, MD; Jordi Bayer; Paul E. Di Cesare, MD; New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA Purpose: We biomechanically compared the stability of a simulated supracondylar femur fracture proximal to a total knee arthroplasty instrumented with either the Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) or a short retrograde inserted locked supracondylar intramedullary nail.

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