INTRAMEDULLARY FIBULAR GRAFT FOR SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE OF THE FEMUR FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

We describe a successful treatment, intramedullary fibular grafting, f or a patient with a supracondylar fracture of the femur following tota l knee arthroplasty in which the fracture region was comminuted and a segmental large bone defect was present. Free autogenous fibular was i nserted into the medullary cavity from the intercondylar region and fi xed to the proximal fragment of the femur with augmented fixation usin g a small plate and screws. Our procedure makes it easy to perform lar ge segmental bone grafting and internal fixation at the same time for such a condition.