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Comparison of the LISS and a retrograde-inserted supracondylar intramedullary nail for fixation of a periprosthetic distal femur fracture proximal to a total knee arthroplasty.

Simulated supracondylar fractures were created proximal to posterior cruciate ligament-retaining total knee arthroplasty components in paired human cadaver femora and stabilized with either a retrograde-inserted locked supracondylar nail or the Less Invasive Stabilization System (LISS; Synthes USA, Paoli, PA). Loads were applied to create bending and torsional moments on the simulated fracture stabilized with either no gap or a 10-mm gap. The LISS exhibited less torsional stability with anterior (P<.001) and posterior loads (P<.01). When varus loads were applied to 10-mm-gap specimens, the specimens stabilized with a retrograde nail had an 83% reduction in fracture displacement (P<.001) and 80% less medial translation of the distal fragment (P<.001). The samples stabilized with the LISS had a 93% reduction in fracture gap displacement when a valgus load was applied with a 10-mm gap (P<.001). Overall, these results suggest that the retrograde-inserted nail may provide greater stability for the management of periprosthetic supracondylar femur fractures in patients with a posterior cruciate ligament-retaining femoral total knee arthroplasty component.