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Table 1 Overview of periprosthetic tibial fractures regarding treatment, adverse events and revision surgery

From: Periprosthetic tibial fractures in total knee arthroplasty – an outcome analysis of a challenging and underreported surgical issue

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n

Treatment

Adverse Events

Revision Surgery

IB

1

Revision Arthroplasty

IIB

2

ORIF

Wound healing disorder, infection, loosening

Arthrodesis

Amputation

Wound healing disorder

Soft tissue revision

IIIA

4

ORIF

Wound healing disorder

ORIF

Re-fracture, non-union, wound healing disorder, peri-implant fracture

Several Re-ORIF, autologous bone grafting

ORIF

ORIF

IIIB

2

ORIF

Implant failure, infection, wound healing disorder

Several Re-ORIF, amputation with soft tissue revision

Arthrodesis