PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to introduce our method of stabilizing unstable intertrochanteric fractures by using the dynamic hip screw (DHS) with a beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) graft and to compare the outcomes of this procedure with those of the conventional DHS without β-TCP. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who underwent surgery by using DHS between March 2002 and January 2016 were retrospectively reviewed for analysis of the outcomes. The inclusion criteria were: 1) age of 60 years and older; 2) low-energy fracture resulting from a fall from no greater than the standing height; 3) multifragmentary pertrochanteric fracture (AO classification 31-A2.2, 2.3); and 4) follow-up of over 3 months. We compared 29 patients (29 hips) who underwent surgery, using DHS without β-TCP, with 29 age-sex matched patients (29 hips) who underwent surgery using DHS with grafted β-TCP granules to empty the trochanter area after reaming. We investigated the fracture union rate, union time, and length of lag screw sliding. RESULTS Bone union was achieved in all cases. The mean union time was 7.0 weeks in the β-TCP group and 8 .8 weeks in the non-β-TCP group. The length of lag screw sliding was 3.6 mm in the β-TCP group and 5 .5 mm in the non-β-TCP group. There were no implant failure cases in both groups. CONCLUSION The β-TCP graft for reinforcement DHS acquired satisfactory clinical outcomes for treating unstable intertrochanteric fractures.
PURPOSE To discriminate the characteristics between reverse obliquity fractures in the elderly and that of young adults using three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen patients who had reverse obliquity intertrochanteric fractures were enrolled from January 2007 to March 2012. The fracture pattern was analyzed using the 3D CT. The area showing low density (bone defect) of trochanter and femoral neck region was measured. Patients were divided into two groups: Group I, less than 65 years old and Group 2, 65 years and over. RESULTS In all 9 cases of group 1, the proximal fragment had a 'V' shape with an average of 5.6 cm below the vastus ridge; however, the fracture of 8 cases (88.97%) in group 2 had a 'Lambda' shape of the distal fragment at the level of vastus ridge and an additional fracture line extending to the greater trochanter tip. The bone defect volume of the trochanter and femoral neck region was larger significantly in group 2 than in group 1. CONCLUSION Reverse obliquity intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly demonstrated a pattern of bursting fracture with 4 parts, which had different patterns from that of young patients. We believe that the larger volume of bone defects resulted in the difference of fracture patterns between the two groups.
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The authors have reviewed 45 cases of femoral neck fractures from January 1991 to September 1994 with special reference to fracture classification. Follow-up periods for these cases were more than 1 year for all of these cases. The results were as follows: 1. AO classification of femoral neck fractures is better than Garden's classification in its simplicity and less inter-observer variations.
2. AO classification of femoral neck fractures is better than Garden's classification in predicting healing complications of internal fixation of femoral neck fractures.
3. Another factors predicting healing complications are the accuracy of reduction and the postoperative bone scintigraphy.
With the above results, we concluded that AO classification of femoral neck fractures seems to be useful in clinical application to femoral neck fractures together with Garden's classification.