Application of Ni-Ti Alloy connector for the treatment of comminuted coronal plane supracondylar-condylar femoral fractures: a retrospective review of 21 patients

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Yang Xie¹  Shuogui Xu¹  Chuncai Zhang¹  Yang Tang¹  Xue Zhao¹  Yuntong Zhang¹ 

[1] Department of orthopaedics, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No.168, Changhai Street, Shanghai 200433, China

关键词: Femoral fracture;    Coronal plane;    Comminuted;    Treatment;    Shape memory alloy;   

Others  :  1129043
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2474-14-355

 received in 2013-05-19, accepted in 2013-11-27,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Our preliminary retrospective study assessed outcomes after the use of Ni-Ti arched shape-memory connector (ASC) combined with partially threaded cancellous screws (PTCS) to repair coronal plane supracondylar-condylar femoral fractures.

Methods

Twenty-one patients (16 men and 5 women) with a mean age of 34.1 years (range, 28 to 44 years) with coronal plane supracondylar and condylar fractures of the distal femur were included in this study. Each patient underwent open reduction and internal fixation using the ASC and PTCS. Active functional exercises with restricted weight bearing were initiated the first postoperative day. A gradual increase in weight bearing status and range of motion was permitted and subjects progressed to full weight bearing by 8 weeks. Surgical time, blood loss, postoperative knee range of motion, American Knee Society Scores (KSS), and postoperative complications were assessed.

Results

The mean surgical time was 75 mins (range, 45 to 100 mins) and average blood loss was 105 ml (range, 35 to 130 ml). Mean follow-up was 65 months (range, 22 to 90 months). No subjects demonstrated evidence of osteonecrosis or arthritis at the final follow-up. The mean KSS was excellent (≥85) in 8 subjects, good (70-84) in 11 subjects, and fair (60-69) in 2 subjects. The mean active range of motion of knee flexion at final follow-up was 100 degrees (range, 85 to 110 degrees).

Conclusions

ASC combined with PTCS can serve as an effective means for managing comminuted femoral fractures that extend from the condyle to the supracondylar region. However, further prospective comparative studies and biomechanical analyses are needed to evaluate long-term outcomes using these materials.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Zhang et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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