TY - JOUR AU - Fleischman, Andrew AU - Chen, Antonia F. PY - 2016 TI - Management of Vancouver B2 peri-prosthetic femoral fractures: following the evidence JF - Annals of Joint; Vol 1 (June 2016): Annals of Joint Y2 - 2016 KW - N2 - This study by Shi (1) is one in a series of studies that have demonstrated the effectiveness of long-stem revision arthroplasty supplemented with cerclage for the management of Vancouver B2 peri-prosthetic femur fractures after total hip arthroplasty (THA). No randomized trials exist addressing the optimal management of such fractures; instead, management guidelines have been developed based upon accumulation of level IV evidence. This study reported the outcomes of 14 patients after a mean of 5.2 years. All patients had clinical and radiological fracture union within 6.5 months and no adverse events were reported. A mean Harris hip score of 83 points is above what has been typically reported for revision THA (2). UR - https://aoj.amegroups.org/article/view/3540