@article{Marzano_Pace_Milazzo_Bettinelli_Placella_Caraffa_Antinolfi_2021, title={Current methods and treatment options for interprosthetic femur fracture: an overview}, volume={35}, url={https://www.loscalpellojournal.com/article/view/209}, DOI={10.36149/0390-5276-209}, abstractNote={<p>As life expectation is prolonged and the elderly population increases, we are witnessing a growth in the number of prosthesis implanted; therefore, an increase in interprosthetic femoral fractures can be expected in the next future. For this reason, a proper and specific classification system needs to be.<br>Nowadays, depending on the localization of the fracture, Vancouver or Rorabeck classifications are used, and some attempts have been made to create a new one or adjust and adapt the previously mentioned systems. However, there is no unique classification system that is accepted worldwide.<br>The goal would be a classification that permits identifying the correct surgical treatment based on the type of interprosthetic femoral fracture. A pragmatic grading scale to provide a standardised approach, so that the best possible outcomes could be achieved. Despite minimal diffusion, in our opinion the Pires classification system should be universally accepted and used.</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Lo Scalpello - Journal}, author={Marzano, Fabrizio and Pace, Valerio and Milazzo, Federico and Bettinelli, Giulia and Placella, Giacomo and Caraffa, Auro and Antinolfi, Pierluigi}, year={2021}, month={Sep.}, pages={75-81} }