SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURES ABOVE A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY - A NOVEL USEOF THE HUCKSTEPP NAIL

A displaced supracondylar fracture of the femur above a total knee art hroplasty (TKA) was treated with a Huckstepp intramedullary nail (Down Surgical, Mitcham, Surrey). The nail was firmly engaged over the tip of the intramedullary stem of the femoral component, establishing frac ture alignment and providing enough stability against displacement, an gulation, and shortening to allow fracture union. This technique can b e applied to any periprosthetic fracture involving a stemmed femoral c omponent.