Vancouver Classification

Total Knee Tips & Pearls From Dr. Adam Rosen (A Virtual Total Knee Fellowship Podcast)

English - January 29, 2021 08:00 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Vancouver Classification by Duncan and Masri ICL 1995
Treatment options added in CORR 2004

Type A

AL - lesser trochanter - non-op unless larger medial piece
AG - greater trochanter - non-op unless >2.5 cm displacement

Type B

B1 - well fixed stem - ORIF
B2 - loose stem, adequate bone stock - revision w/ ORIF
B3 - loose stem poor bone stock - revision w/ allograft or PFR

Type C

C - fracture below the tip of the stem - ORIF

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