Distal Femoral Replacement (DFR): A surgical ... often used for complex fractures around knee implants. Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF): A surgical method used to fix broken bones ...

“Some of the important things to look out for are consistent whether you are doing a native, distal femoral fracture or many of these things transcend to a periprosthetic distal femoral fracture ...

Surgeons should aim to prevent intraoperative femur fractures by ... that is key.” If a fracture occurs during broaching, Garbuz said to expose the distal extent of the fracture, put cerclage ...