Fixation of periprosthetic supracondylar femur fractures with a locking plate provided satisfactory results in nondiabetic patients. Diabetic patients seem to be at high risk for healing complications and infection.
The results of this study support the use of indirect open reduction and internal fixation with a single extraperiosteal lateral plate, without the use of allograft struts, for the treatment of a femoral shaft fracture about a stable intramedullary implant.
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