Failure of Less-Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) plating for periprosthetic distal femur fractures: Three case reports

Conclusion: Less-Invasive Stabilization System (LISS) plate provides satisfactory results in periprosthetic fractures after Total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The LISS plate has many advantages, but failures continue to occur. The causes for failure were early weight bearing, obesity, osteoporosis, and lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury due to incorrect plate placement in our series. We recommend that protection or properly delay of weight-bearing, active anti-osteoporosis treatment, and intraoperative fluoroscopy are the effective methods to avoid failure.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research