Periprosthetic Distal Femoral Fractures: Current Concepts and Management Strategies.

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Conflict of interest statement: Conflict of InterestOn behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest. 17. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2024 Jun 19;106(12):1054-1061. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00868. Epub 2024 Jun 19. Fixation or Revision for Periprosthetic Fractures: Epidemiology, New Trends, and Projections in the United States. Minutillo GT(1), Karnuta JM, Koressel J, Dehghani B, DeAngelis RD, Donegan DJ, Mehta S. Author information: (1)Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic fractures can be devastating complications after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The management of periprosthetic fractures is complex, spanning expertise in arthroplasty and trauma. The purpose of this study was to examine and project trends in the operative treatment of periprosthetic fractures in the United States. METHODS: A large, public and private payer database was queried to capture all International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) diagnosis codes for periprosthetic femoral and tibial fractures. Statistical models were created to assess trends in treatment for periprosthetic fractures and to predict future surgical rates. An alpha value of 0.05 was used to assess significance. A Bonferroni correction was applied where applicable to account for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: In this study, from 2016 to 2021, 121,298 patients underwent surgical treatment for periprosthetic fractures. There was a significant increase in the total number of periprosthetic fractures. The incidence of periprosthetic hip fractures rose by 38% and that for periprosthetic knee fractures rose by 73%. The number of periprosthetic fractures is predicted to rise 212% from 2016 to 2032. There was a relative increase in open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) compared with revision arthroplasty for both periprosthetic hip fractures and periprosthetic knee fractures. CONCLUSIONS: Periprosthetic fractures are anticipated to impose a substantial health-care burden in the coming decades. Periprosthetic knee fractures are predominantly treated with ORIF rather than revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA), whereas periprosthetic hip fractures are predominantly treated with revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) rather than ORIF. Both periprosthetic knee fractures and periprosthetic hip fractures demonstrated increasing trends in this study. The proportion of periprosthetic hip fractures treated with ORIF relative to revision THA has been increasing. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence. Copyright © 2024 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated. DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.23.00868