Diseases

Periprosthetic Fractures

Fractures around joint replacement prosthetics or implants. They can occur intraoperatively or postoperatively.

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Abstract

Fractures around joint replacement prosthetics or implants. They can occur intraoperatively or postoperatively.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Fractures, Periprosthetic
  • Fracture, Periprosthetic
  • Periprosthetic Fracture
  • Peri-Implant Fractures
  • Fracture, Peri-Implant
  • Fractures, Peri-Implant
  • Peri Implant Fractures
  • Peri-Implant Fracture

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2010

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Previous Indexing

  • specific Fractures/etiology (1996-2009)

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  1. C26w.404w.550

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Periprosthetic Fractures. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057068. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057068
  2. Periprosthetic Fractures. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54912199