External fixation of “intertrochanteric” fractures

Orthopedic Reviews

Rahil Muzzafer¹  Imtiyaz Hussian Dar¹  Mudassir Maqbool Wani¹  Arshad Bashir¹  Mohammad Farooq Bhat¹  Khursheed Ahmed Kangoo¹  Munir Farooq¹  Abdul Rashid Badoo¹  Naseem ul Gani² 

[1] ;Govt Hospital for bone and joint surgery,Barzullah,Srinagar,J&K, India;

关键词: External Fixation;    intertrochantric fracture;    Geriatric Patients;   

DOI  :  10.4081/or.2009.e18

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In developing countries, due to limited availability of modern anesthesia and overcrowding of the hospitals with patients who need surgery, high-risk patients with “intertro-chanteric” fractures remain unsuitable for open reduction and internal fixation. The aim of this study was to analyze the results of external fixation of “intertro-chanteric” fractures in high-risk geriatric patients in a developing country. The results of 62 ambulatory high-risk geriatric patients with a mean age of 70 years (range 58-90 years) with “intertrochanteric” fractures, in whom external fixation was performed, are reported. Eight patients died during follow-up due to medical causes unrelated to the surgical procedure. So only 54 patients were available for final assessment. Procedure is simple, performed under local anesthesia, requires less time for surgery and is associated with less blood loss. Good fixation and early ambulation was achieved in most of the patients. Average time to union was 14 weeks. Thirty-one patients developed superficial pin tract infection and 28 patients had average shortening of 15 mm due to impaction and varus angulation. Functional outcome was assessed using Judet’s point system. Good to excellent results were achieved in 44 patients. This study demonstrated that external fixation of “intertrochantric” fractures performed under local anesthesia offers significant advantage in ambulatory high-risk geriatric patients especially in a developing country.

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