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- Title
Insufficient proximal medullary filling of cephalomedullary nails in intertrochanteric femur fractures predicts excessive postoperative sliding: a case–control study.
- Authors
Li, Shi-Jie; Chen, Shi-Yi; Chang, Shi-Min; Du, Shou-Chao; Hu, Sun-Jun
- Abstract
Objective: Excessive postoperative sliding is a common complication of intramedullary nails in the treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for excessive postoperative sliding in the intertrochanteric fractures treated with an intramedullary nail. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 369 patients with femoral intertrochanteric fractures treated with short intramedullary nails between February 2017 and September 2020 was performed. Patients were classified into an excessive sliding group (ES group) and a control group according to the sliding distance after 6 months of follow-up. The proximal medullary filling degree (MFD), fracture reduction patterns in the anteroposterior (AP) view and lateral view, and tip-apex distance (TAD) were evaluated and compared in each group. Results: Thirty-three cases were included in the ES group, and 336 cases were included in the control group. No significant differences in age, sex, fracture side, AO Foundation and Orthopaedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) classification, Dorr classification, Singh Osteoporosis Index (SOI), American Society of Anesthesiologists classification (ASA), TAD or fracture reduction patterns in the AP view were noted between the two groups. The negative reduction pattern can strongly predict excessive postoperative sliding (OR 4.286, 95% CI 1.637–11.216, P = 0.003). The incidence of excessive postoperative sliding increased by 8.713-fold when the MFD decreased by 10% (OR 8.713, 95% CI 1.925–39.437, P = 0.005). Conclusions: A low medullary filling degree and negative fracture reduction pattern in the lateral view were both independent risk factors for excessive postoperative sliding.
- Subjects
INTRAMEDULLARY rods; HIP fractures; AMERICAN Society of Anesthesiologists; FEMORAL fractures; PREOPERATIVE risk factors; CASE-control method; AGE differences
- Publication
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2474
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12891-023-06213-3