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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2015; 6(8): 649-654
Published online Sep 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i8.649
Systematic review of periprosthetic tibia fracture after total knee arthroplasties
Nabil A Ebraheim, Joseph R Ray, Meghan E Wandtke, Grant S Buchanan, Chris G Sanford, Jiayong Liu
Nabil A Ebraheim, Joseph R Ray, Meghan E Wandtke, Grant S Buchanan, Chris G Sanford, Jiayong Liu, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43614, United States
Author contributions: Ebraheim NA and Liu J designed the research; Ray JR, Wandtke ME, and Buchanan GS performed the research; Sanford CG and Liu J contributed to analyzing data; Ray JR, Wandtke ME, and Buchanan GS wrote the paper; Ebraheim NA did the proofread.
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Correspondence to: Jiayong Liu, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, United States. jiayong.liu@utoledo.edu
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Received: February 25, 2015
Peer-review started: February 26, 2015
First decision: May 13, 2015
Revised: June 16, 2015
Accepted: July 29, 2015
Article in press: August 3, 2015
Published online: September 18, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: A literature search of the PubMed and Web of Science databases was done to compile the known incidences and treatments of periprosthetic tibia fractures after total knee arthroplasties (TKA). Among the relatively uncommon periprosthetic tibia fracture, type 1 fractures were the most common among documented types. Subclass A fractures were treated with locking plates, subclass B fractures first required a revision TKA, and subclass C fractures were either treated intraoperatively when they occurred or were treated nonoperatively.