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Sundkvist J, Hulenvik P, Schmidt V, Jolbäck P, Sundfeldt M, Fischer P, Rogmark C, Juto H, Wolf O, Mukka S. Basicervical femoral neck fractures: an observational study derived from the Swedish Fracture Register. Acta Orthop 2024; 95:250-255. [PMID: 38775110 PMCID: PMC11109924 DOI: 10.2340/17453674.2024.40503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Limited research has been conducted on basicervical femoral neck fractures (bFNFs). The importance of displacement in clinical outcomes remains unclear. We aimed to characterize patient demographics, degree of displacement, treatment, treatment failures, and reoperations in a cohort of fractures from the Swedish Fracture Register (SFR). METHODS 1,260 fractures in 1,185 individuals ≥ 60 years who had a bFNF registered in the SFR at 6 orthopedic departments from 2011 to 2020 were screened through radiographic review. The final sample included 291 patients with a confirmed bFNF. The medical records of these 291 patients were reviewed. We assessed baseline characteristics, initial fracture dislocation, treatment methods, tip-apex distance, failures, reoperations, and mortality. RESULTS The mean age was 82 years (range 60-101, 55% women). 98 (34%) were undisplaced and 193 (66%) displaced. All patients underwent operative treatment. In the undisplaced group 95 (97%) patients received internal fixation (IF) and 3 (3%) had primary hip arthroplasty. In the displaced group 149 (77%) received IF and 41 (21%) had primary hip arthroplasty. 33 (11%) suffered treatment failure. When treating an undisplaced bFNF with IF, only 3 (3%) experienced treatment failure, in contrast to the 24 (16%) failure rate for a displaced bFNF. CONCLUSION Undisplaced bFNFs have a low failure rate when treated with IF. For displaced bFNF treated with IF the failure rate is considerably higher. There is a need for further investigation of classification, treatment, and outcome of bFNF.
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- Jonas Sundkvist
- Department of Diagnostics and Intervention (Orthopaedics), Umeå University, Umeå.
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg
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- Department of Diagnostics and Intervention (Orthopaedics), Umeå University, Umeå
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Science, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg; Department of Research, Development, Education and Innovation, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro; Department of Orthopedics, Karlstad Central Hospital, Karlstad, Region Värmland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö
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- Department of Diagnostics and Intervention (Orthopaedics), Umeå University, Umeå
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Diagnostics and Intervention (Orthopaedics), Umeå University, Umeå
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Wolf O, Ghukasyan Lakic T, Ljungdahl J, Sundkvist J, Möller M, Rogmark C, Mukka S, Hailer NP. Reoperation-free survival after hip screws or hip arthroplasty for undisplaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly. Bone Jt Open 2024; 5:87-93. [PMID: 38301730 PMCID: PMC10834084 DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.52.bjo-2023-0143.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Aims Our primary aim was to assess reoperation-free survival at one year after the index injury in patients aged ≥ 75 years treated with internal fixation (IF) or arthroplasty for undisplaced femoral neck fractures (uFNFs). Secondary outcomes were reoperations and mortality analyzed separately. Methods We retrieved data on all patients aged ≥ 75 years with an uFNF registered in the Swedish Fracture Register from 2011 to 2018. The database was linked to the Swedish Arthroplasty Register and the National Patient Register to obtain information on comorbidity, mortality, and reoperations. Our primary outcome, reoperation, or death at one year was analyzed using restricted mean survival time, which gives the mean time to either event for each group separately. Results Overall, 3,909 patients presenting with uFNFs were included. Of these patients, 3,604 were treated with IF and 305 with primary arthroplasty. There were no relevant differences in age, sex, or comorbidities between groups. In the IF group 58% received cannulated screws and 39% hook pins. In the arthroplasty group 81% were treated with hemiarthroplasty and 19% with total hip arthroplasty. At one year, 32% were dead or had been reoperated in both groups. The reoperation-free survival time over one year of follow-up was 288 days (95% confidence interval (CI) 284 to 292) in the IF group and 279 days (95% CI 264 to 295) in the arthroplasty group, with p = 0.305 for the difference. Mortality was 26% in the IF group and 31% in the arthroplasty group at one year. Reoperation rates were 7.1% in the IF group and 2.3% in the arthroplasty group. Conclusion In older patients with a uFNF, reoperation-free survival at one year seems similar, regardless of whether IF or arthroplasty is the primary surgery. However, this comparison depends on the choice of follow-up time in that reoperations were more common after IF. In contrast, we found more early deaths after arthroplasty. Our study calls for a randomized trial comparing these two methods.
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- Olof Wolf
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Diagnostics and Intervention (Orthopaedics), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Diagnostics and Intervention (Orthopaedics), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Olansen J, Ibrahim Z, Aaron RK. Management of Garden-I and II Femoral Neck Fractures: Perspectives on Primary Arthroplasty. Orthop Res Rev 2024; 16:1-20. [PMID: 38192746 PMCID: PMC10771782 DOI: 10.2147/orr.s340535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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This review compares internal fixation versus arthroplasty in the treatment of nondisplaced femoral neck fractures (FNFs) calling attention to evolving areas of consensus that influence clinical decision-making. The Garden classification system, typically dichotomized into nondisplaced (types I and II) and displaced (types III and IV) fractures, has been used as a guide for surgical decision-making. Conventionally, treatment of nondisplaced FNF in the elderly has been with internal fixation, and treatment of a displaced FNF has been hemi-, or more recently total hip, arthroplasty. Studies over the last decade have raised concern over the appropriate treatment of nondisplaced FNFs due to high rates of reoperation of nondisplaced FNFs treated with internal fixation. Avascular necrosis (AVN), failure of internal fixation, secondary malunion, and pin/nail penetration through the femoral head have all been observed. Several studies have attributed fixation failure to a degree of femoral neck tilt ≥20°, either posteriorly or anteriorly as seen on the lateral X-ray. Because of these observations of fixation failures, the suggestion has been made that arthroplasty be used when the degree of posterior tilt exceeds a threshold of ≥20° tilt with the expectation of diminishing failure of fixation, decreasing the risk of reoperation and preserving function without increasing mortality rate. Frustrating additional analyses are uncertainties over the mechanisms of failure of internal fixation with ≥20° tilt and the persistently substantial 1-year mortality rate after FNF, which has not been influenced by fixation or replacement type. Due to the lack of consensus regarding the determination of the appropriate surgical intervention for nondisplaced FNFs, an improved algorithm for surgical decision-making for these fractures may prove useful.
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- Jon Olansen
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Wang W, Huang Z, Peng J, Fan J, Long X. Preoperative posterior tilt can be a risk factor of fixation failure in nondisplaced femoral neck fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY & TRAUMATOLOGY : ORTHOPEDIE TRAUMATOLOGIE 2023; 33:3197-3205. [PMID: 36947312 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-023-03518-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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PURPOSE This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify whether posterior tilt increases the risk of treatment failure in nondisplaced femoral neck fractures. METHODS We searched the databases of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library from 1980 to 2022. The search strategy was based on the combination of keywords "nondisplaced," "hip fracture," "femoral neck fracture," and "internal fixation." Cohort studies enrolled patients with nondisplaced (Garden I and Garden II) femoral neck fractures were included. Two investigators independently extracted data and the other two assessed the methodological quality. Data were analyzed using Review Manager software. RESULTS We analyzed 13 cohort trials with a pooled sample of 4818 patients, with posterior tilt ≥ 20° in 698 patients and < 20° in 3578 patients in 11 trials, and posterior tilt ≥ 10° in 483 patients and < 10° in 496 patients in 4 trials. All studies were of high quality based on Newcastle-Ottawa Scale evaluation. Treatment failure was reported in 24.4% (170/698) of patients with posterior tilt ≥ 20° and 10.9% (392/3578) of patients with posterior tilt < 20°, indicating that posterior tilt ≥ 20° was significantly associated with a higher risk of treatment failure (Risk ratio, 2.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.77-4.21). Posterior tilt ≥ 10° was not found to be a risk factor for fixation failure (risk ratio, 1.92; 95% CI 0.76-4.83). CONCLUSION Nondisplaced femoral neck fractures with posterior tilt ≥ 20° were associated with an increasing rate of failure when treated with internal fixation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE : III, Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, 401147, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, 401147, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, 401147, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, 401147, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, 401147, China
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Cong B, Zhang H. The association between three-dimensional measurement of posterior tilt angle in impacted femoral neck fractures and osteonecrosis of the femoral head. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023; 24:758. [PMID: 37749561 PMCID: PMC10521439 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-06874-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hollow screw internal fixation is commonly used in clinical treatment of impacted femoral neck fractures. Previous studies have demonstrated a correlation between the preoperative posterior tilt angle of the femoral head and failure of internal fixation, but there are fewer studies related to the occurrence of postoperative femoral head necrosis and the posterior tilt angle. METHODS To examine the relationship between three-dimensional posterior tilt angle measurements in affected femoral neck fractures and postoperative osteonecrosis of the femoral head and related risk variables. We retrospectively examined 130 Yantaishan Hospital patients with affected femoral neck fractures from 2019 to 2022. Three-dimensional reconstruction technology assessed the posterior tilt angle of the femoral head and separated patients into necrosis and non-necrosis groups based on postoperative femoral head necrosis. Univariate analysis compared clinical data between groups, and multivariate logistic regression analyzed risk variables for femoral head necrosis. Postoperative femoral head necrosis was predicted by posterior tilt angle using Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. RESULTS Out of 130 patients who were followed up for 16-68 months postoperatively, 20 developed femoral head necrosis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the posterior tilt angle and reduction quality level C were risk factors for the occurrence of femoral head necrosis. The ROC curve analysis showed that the three-dimensional measurement of the posterior tilt angle had predictive value for postoperative femoral head necrosis, with a cut-off value of 20.6°. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that, for patients with impacted femoral neck fractures, the posterior tilt angle and reduction quality level C are risk factors for femoral head necrosis following closed reduction and internal fixation surgery. Fracture patients with a posterior tilt angle ≥ 20.6°are more likely to experience postoperative femoral head necrosis.
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- Bo Cong
- Yantai Key Laboratory for Repair and Reconstruction of Bone & Joint, Yantaishan Hospital Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Laishan District, 10087 Keji Avenue, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Yantai Key Laboratory for Repair and Reconstruction of Bone & Joint, Yantaishan Hospital Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Laishan District, 10087 Keji Avenue, Yantai, 264003, China.
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Evaluation of the Posterior Tilt Angle in Predicting Failure of Nondisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures After Internal Fixation: A Systematic Review. J Orthop Trauma 2023; 37:e89-e94. [PMID: 36150078 DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000002490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the posterior tilt angle (PTA) in predicting treatment failure after internal fixation of nondisplaced femoral neck fractures as graded by the Garden classification, which is based solely on anterior-posterior radiographic evaluation. DATA SOURCES A search was conducted of all published literature in the following databases from inception to December 20, 2021: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, and ClinicalTrials.gov . STUDY SELECTION We included English-language randomized controlled trials, prospective and retrospective cohort studies that reported malunion/nonunion, avascular necrosis, fixation failure, or reoperations in patients with nondisplaced femoral neck fractures treated with internal fixation who were evaluated for PTA using either lateral radiograph or computed tomography. DATA EXTRACTION All abstract, screening, and quality appraisal was conducted independently by 2 authors. Data from included studies were extracted manually and summarized. The Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies criteria was used for quality appraisal. DATA SYNTHESIS Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated for treatment failure, defined as nonunion/malunion, avascular necrosis, fixation failure, or reoperation, in cases involving preoperative PTA ≥20-degrees and <20-degrees. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. RESULTS Nondisplaced femoral neck fractures with PTA >20-degrees had a 24% rate of treatment failure compared with 12% for those <20-degrees [odds ratios, 3.21 (95% confidence intervals, 1.95-5.28); P < 0.001]. CONCLUSION PTA is a predictor of treatment failure in nondisplaced femoral neck fractures treated with internal fixation. Nondisplaced femoral neck fractures with a PTA >20-degrees may warrant alternative treatment modalities. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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Hackl S, von Rüden C, Weisemann F, Klöpfer-Krämer I, Stuby FM, Högel F. Internal Fixation of Garden Type III Femoral Neck Fractures with Sliding Hip Screw and Anti-Rotation Screw: Does Increased Valgus Improve Healing? MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:1573. [PMID: 36363531 PMCID: PMC9699387 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58111573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of valgus versus anatomic reduction on internal fixation of Garden type III femoral neck fractures using the sliding hip screw (SHS) and anti-rotation screw (ARS) regarding the radiographic and therapeutic outcome. Patients and Methods: A retrospective case-controlled study was performed in a level I trauma center. All patients between 2006 and 2020 aged younger than 70 years with a Garden type III femoral neck fracture and a Kellgren-Lawrence score under grade III stabilized using SHS and ARS were identified. One-hundred and nine patients were included, with a group distribution of sixty-eight patients in group A (anatomic reduction) and forty-one patients in group B (valgus reduction). Results: Mean age was 55 years, and the mean Kellgren-Lawrence score was 1 in both groups. Mean femoral neck angle was 130.5 ± 3.8° in group A and 142.8 ± 4.3° in group B (p = 0.001), with an over-correction of 12° in group B. Tip-apex distance was 10.0 ± 2.8 mm in group A versus 9.3 ± 2.8 mm in group B (p = 0.89). Healing time was 9 weeks in group A compared to 12 weeks in group B (p = 0.001). Failure rate was 4.4% in group A and 17.1% in group B (p = 0.027). Conclusions: Anatomic reduction of Garden type III femoral neck fractures in patients younger than 70 years treated using SHS and ARS resulted in significantly lower failure rates and shorter healing times than after valgus reduction. Therefore, it can be recommended to achieve anatomic reduction.
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- Simon Hackl
- Department of Trauma Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, Germany
- Institute for Biomechanics, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, Germany
- Institute for Biomechanics, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute for Biomechanics, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Institute for Biomechanics, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Murnau, 82418 Murnau, Germany
- Institute for Biomechanics, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Sundkvist J, Sjöholm P, Pejic A, Wolf O, Sköldenberg O, Rogmark C, Mukka S. Clinical outcomes of patients with Garden I and II femoral neck fractures as verified on MRI: a retrospective case series. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:144. [PMID: 35151282 PMCID: PMC8840676 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05088-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Between 2 to 10% of non-displaced femoral neck fractures (nFNF) cannot be diagnosed on plain radiographs and require further imaging investigation to be detected or verified. These fractures are referred to as occult hip fractures. This study aimed to report treatment failures, reoperations and mortality in a consecutive series of occult femoral neck fractures (FNF) treated with internal fixation (IF). Methods A retrospective multicenter study was performed based on a consecutive series of patients aged ≥ 60 years with an occult magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) verified Garden I and II FNF sustained after a trauma and treated with primary IF. We included 93 patients with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Radiographic assessment encompassed pre- and postoperative tilt, implant inclination, MRI and treatment failure. Data on reoperation and mortality were collected. Treatment failure was defined as fixation failure, nonunion, avascular necrosis or posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Results The study comprised of 93 patients (72% women, 67/93) with a mean age of 82 (range, 60–97) years. Overall, 6 (6%) patients had major reoperations. 2 (2%) had minor reoperations. One-month mortality was 7%, 1-year mortality was 20% and 2-year mortality was 31%. Conclusion This multicenter cohort study identifies a subgroup of elderly patients with MRI verified Garden I and II FNFs sustained after trauma, i.e. occult fractures. These fractures seem to have a lower complication rate compared to nFNF identified on plain radiographs. Level of evidence Prognostic Level V. See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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