[Experiences with plate osteosynthesis in treatment of peri- and sub-prosthetic femoral fractures].

Plate-osteosynthesis proves to be an established procedure in our department for treatment of fractures of the femur in patients older than 70 years with total hip replacement even when loosened. It offers the advantages of comparably low aggressive standard operation techniques and acceptable success rates. This treatment allows for short preoperative period of the patients with their typical multimorbidity in many traumatological departments. In younger patients with symptomatical loosening, simultaneous exchange of the hip prosthesis should always be considered. Thus, individual therapy concept including the specific fracture type, general condition and age must be followed for each patient.