Tratamiento quirúrgico en la fractura periprotésica de fémur

periprosthetic femoral fractures are more and more common, increasing according to an increment in number of patients presenting with arthroplasty. authors present the case of a female patient aged 73, with a placement history of a partial thompson prosthesis from left femoral neck fracture approximately 13 years ago. after a spontaneous fall, she suffered a periprosthetic fracture of type ii hohannson in left femur with a stable femoral shaft. by radiological studies a surgical treatment variant is showed using a straight ao plate and wire tiring. using this procedure it was possible to obtain reduction and stability of fracture.