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The Biological Metallic versus Metallic Solution in Treating Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: Outcome Assessment
Joint Authors
Fortina, Mattia
Riva, Alberto
Meccariello, Luigi
Manzi, Enrico
Di Giovanni, Antonio
Carta, Serafino
Ferrata, Paolo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
The periprosthetic fracture of the femur is, in order of frequency, the fourth leading cause (5.9%) of surgical revision.
Our study aims to demonstrate how the grafting of bone splint betters the outcomes.
Materials.
We treated 15 periprosthetic femoral fractures divided into two groups: PS composed of 8 patients treated with plates and splints and PSS involving 7 patients treated only with plates.
The evaluation criteria for the two groups during the clinical and radiological follow-up were the quality of life measured by the Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36), Harris Hip Score (HHS), Modified Cincinnati Rating System Questionnaire (MCRSQ), bone healing measured by the Radiographic Union Score (RUS), postoperative complications, and mortality.
The evaluation endpoint was set at 24 months for both groups (p<0.05).
Results.
The surgery lasted an average of 124.5 minutes for the PS group and 112.6 minutes for the PSS.
At 24 months all clinical and radiographic scores were p<0.05 for the PS group.
During follow-up 4 patients (2 in each group) died of causes not related to surgery.
Conclusions.
The use of the metal plate as opposed to cortical allogenic splint should be taken into consideration as a noteworthy point for periprosthetic femoral fractures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Carta, Serafino& Fortina, Mattia& Riva, Alberto& Meccariello, Luigi& Manzi, Enrico& Di Giovanni, Antonio…[et al.]. 2016. The Biological Metallic versus Metallic Solution in Treating Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: Outcome Assessment. Advances in Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095313
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Carta, Serafino…[et al.]. The Biological Metallic versus Metallic Solution in Treating Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: Outcome Assessment. Advances in Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095313
American Medical Association (AMA)
Carta, Serafino& Fortina, Mattia& Riva, Alberto& Meccariello, Luigi& Manzi, Enrico& Di Giovanni, Antonio…[et al.]. The Biological Metallic versus Metallic Solution in Treating Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures: Outcome Assessment. Advances in Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095313
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1095313