Fig. 3
From: Effectiveness of circular external fixator in periprosthetic fractures around the knee
Periprosthetic distal femur fracture in case number 5 treated with a circular external fixator. (A, B) The joint before injury. (C) Preoperative antero-posterior X-ray after the injury. (D) Preoperative lateral angle X-ray. (E) Preoperative coronal CT scan. (F) Preoperative sagittal CT scan. (G, H) Immediate postoperative X-ray. (I, J) Immediate postoperative clinical photograph. (K, L) X-ray after removal of the circular external fixator and weight-bearing (10 weeks after the surgery). (M, N) Three years after the surgery. CT, computed tomography