5. Periprosthetic fracture of the left femur in a 75-year-old male with a total knee arthroplasty.

Treatment: Open reduction internal fixation

I. Anteroposterior x-ray of the femur shows the periprosthetic fracture II. Post-surgery, x-ray shows the metal work and the reduction of the fracture. The arthroplasty was stable therefore there was no need in this stage for the replacement of the prothesis

$I. Anteroposterior x-ray of the femur shows the periprosthetic fracture$

$II. Post-surgery, x-ray shows the metal work and the reduction of the fracture. The arthroplasty was stable therefore there was no need in this stage for the replacement of the prothesis$

Αντώνης Παπασωτηρίου - Ορθοπαιδικός The Orthopaedic Surgeon Antonios Papasotiriou has a wide knowledge and experience on the field of orthopaedics but also he is specialized in the surgical treatment of pelvic and acetabular fracture as well as in the surgical treatment of complications such as pseudoarthrosis and osteomyelitis. His training and specialization in Greece, England and Switzerland was under the direct supervision of internationally renowned Orthopaedic Surgeons. He works at 401 General Army Hospital of Athens in Greece as an Orthopaedic consultant and he maintains a private medical office in Athens. He is a consultant on demand of private hospital such as the Mediterraneo Hospital in Glyfada-Athens and of private clinic such as The Athens clinic.

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