The importance of surgical education in the accuracy of implant placement during hip fracture fixation

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Vinay Parmar¹  A. J. Shyam Kumar² 

[1] University of Manchester, South Manchester University Hospital NHS Trust$$;North Wales Rotation$$

关键词: Cut-out;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s10195-009-0046-6

学科分类：骨科学

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Background

Studies have found that tip apex distance (TAD) is the strongest independent predictor of lag screw cut-out following hip fracture fixation. The objective of this study was to understand the importance of introducing the concept of TAD to surgeons. The null hypothesis was that there were no differences between fractures fixed before awareness of TAD compared with fractures fixed after awareness of TAD.

Materials and Methods

This study involved assessing 75 consecutive radiographs retrospectively (before introduction of “tip apex distance” to surgeons) and 83 consecutive radiographs prospectively (after introduction of “tip apex distance” to surgeons). Radiographs were measured using a radiograph digitizer and software.

Results

Average TAD in radiographs measured retrospectively was 22.6 mm compared with 9.7 mm in radiographs analysed prospectively (P ≤ 0.001). The power of this study was 97%.

Conclusion

This study demonstrates that introducing the concept of “TAD” to surgeons, will improve the accuracy of lag screw placement during fixation of an extracapsular fracture. The improvements in lag screw placement will undoubted reduce cut-out of the implant post-surgery.

【 授权许可】

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