AI Article Synopsis
- Treating fractures at the end of the femur in older patients, especially those with knee arthritis, poses significant challenges.
- Two cases involving elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis who suffered these fractures are discussed.
- These patients received an unconventional treatment involving resection total knee arthroplasty, highlighting an alternative approach to such complex cases.
Article Abstract
Treatment of fractures of the distal end of the femur in an elderly patient is difficult. If the knee joint is arthritic, the problem is even greater. The reports of two patients with rheumatoid arthritis who sustained fractures of the distal end of the femur and underwent unconventional treatment with a resection total knee arthroplasty are presented.
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