Effect of lesser trochanter posteromedial wall defect on the stability of femoral intertrochanteric fracture using 3D simulation

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Title: Effect of lesser trochanter posteromedial wall defect on the stability of femoral intertrochanteric fracture using 3D simulation
Authors: Hanru Ren, Rongguang Ao, Lianghao Wu, Zheng Jian, Xinhua Jiang, Baoqing Yu
Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Orthopedic surgery
LCC:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Subject Terms: Lesser trochanter fracture, Morphologic Analysis, Telescoping, Neck-shaft angle, CT 3D reconstruction, Orthopedic surgery, RD701-811, Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, RC925-935
More Details: Abstract Background This study investigated the effects of posteromedial fracture fragments on the postoperative stability of intertrochanteric fractures of the femur by analyzing the quantity and range of fragments in CT 3D reconstruction. Materials and methods Patients diagnosed with femoral lesser trochanter fractures were collected from September 2015 to February 2018. CT 3D reconstruction was applied to evaluate the quantity and extension of posteromedial fragments and the presence of isolated medial fragments. The stability of postoperative fracture was evaluated by comparing the changes of “neck-shaft angle” and “telescoping” from 1 week to 1 year after operation. Results A total of 143 patients were finally confirmed, in which 63 patients contained isolated fragments on the medial side, and the average number of fragments in the posteromedial side was 1.93 ± 0.34, which accounted for an average of about 86.11% ± 8.20% in the whole posteromedial wall. When the number of posteromedial fragments was > 2 and the range of posteromedial fragments was > 75%, then the changes in the neck-shaft angle and “telescoping” showed statistical significance (12.27 ± 4.18 mm and 10.13 ± 6.17°, respectively), and when there were isolated medial isolated fragments, then the change in the neck-shaft angle was 10.66 ± 4.27°, showing statistical significance. Conclusions These findings revealed a certain correlation between the quantity and the range of posteromedial fragments and the postoperative “shortening” and “collapse” of femoral intertrochanteric fractures.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1749-799X
Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-01763-x; https://doaj.org/toc/1749-799X
DOI: 10.1186/s13018-020-01763-x
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/41ef00319b20401eb3b9c282e7dfbda8
Accession Number: edsdoj.41ef00319b20401eb3b9c282e7dfbda8
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ISSN:1749799X
DOI:10.1186/s13018-020-01763-x
Published in:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Language:English