Femoral Neck Fracture in Adult and Avascular Necrosis and Nonunion
NCT ID: NCT03666637
Last Updated: 2018-09-13
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COMPLETED
69 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2017-09-15
2018-09-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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In the USA in 2013, there were a reported 146 cases per 100,000 population. Mortality can be high as much as 30% at one year particularly if there is delaying management over 24 hours.
FNFs are classified using the Garden Classification based on anteroposterior radiographs into Types I to IV wherein Type I is incomplete fracture, Type II is complete but non-displaced fracture, Type III is complete and partially displaced fracture and Type IV is complete and fully displaced femur. Another classification is the Pauwel's classification which is a biomechanical classification based on the vertical orientation of the fracture line, and is commonly used to determine the appropriate treatment for FNFs particularly among younger adults.
The radiographic union score for hip (RUSH) is a scoring used to describe healing of femoral neck fractures, particularly among patients who might require additional surgery, in which patients with a 6-month RUSH score \<18 have a greater probability of undergoing reoperation.
Surgical management of FNFs include open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) which has some fixation failures, primary total hip arthroplasty (TA) which is cost-effective for displaced FNFs in patients 45-65 years old, cannulated screw (CS) fixation for the young and middle-aged patients, dynamic hip screw fixation (DHS), and hemiarthroplasty. The decision to use either of the surgical management depends on several factors including displacement of the femoral neck, presence of hip joint arthritis, age, and other factors. Around 24% of patients who had THA underwent revision within 5 years because of aseptic loosening, infection and many other causes. Some surgeons however prefer ORIF and some prefer THA for displaced FNFs particularly among active older patients with Garden III fracture.
One of the most serious sequelae of FNFs is avascular necrosis (AVN) which occurs in 10-45% of patients with FNFs, particularly those who have displaced and nonunion FNFs. Nonunion occurs in almost 20% of FNFs, more common in men than women, and common with increasing age. Around 33% of displaced FNFs are associated with complications. One study showed that age and the type of fixation are not significantly correlated to the incidence of AVN, but the amount of vascular damage at the time of the fracture determines the development of vascular necrosis. On the other hand, a separate study showed that the fracture type and age are the most significant predictors of the development of AVN.
It has been mentioned that time is essential in the management of FNFs particularly in the development of AVN. One study showed that the rates of AVN increases over time when patients underwent surgery before 12 hours had elapsed and after 12 hours from 12.5% to 14.0%, while another study showed that a delay of more than 48 hours before surgery did not influence the rate of union or the development of AVN when compared with operation within 48 hours of injury. Some studies reported that bleeding from the holes of cannulated screws predict the development of AVN, some due to damage to the blood supply of the femoral head brought about by the initial high energy trauma, and some due to the extent of fracture displacement. Other studies have suggested that FNFs treated using cannulated screws particularly among middle-aged and elderly patients have less incidence of AVN. Because of these, we undertook this study to determine the relationship between the etiologies and management of FNFs in our institution and its relationship to the development of AVN or nonunion.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
RETROSPECTIVE
Interventions
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dynamic hip screw (DHS) and cannulated screw (CS)
A preformed case report form was used to collect the data which included the demographic profile of the patients (age, gender), comorbidities, smoking history, mode of injury (high or low energy), presence of multiple trauma, garden classification, side of injury, time to fixation (in hours), type of reduction, type of implant used, RUSH score (healing), start of weight bearing, development of AVN, and final outcome (whether varus, valgus, displaced or healed).
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* admitted and managed for Femur Neck Fracture.
* All fresh trauma and referred cases were included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Security Forces Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Raheef Alatassi
Orthopedic Surgeon
Principal Investigators
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Saeed Koaban, FRCS
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Security Forces Hospital
Locations
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Security Forces Hospital
Riyadh, , Saudi Arabia
Countries
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References
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Neubauer T, Brand J, Lidder S, Krawany M. Stress fractures of the femoral neck in runners: a review. Res Sports Med. 2016 Jul-Sep;24(3):185-99. doi: 10.1080/15438627.2016.1191489. Epub 2016 Jun 6.
Morrissey N, Iliopoulos E, Osmani AW, Newman K. Neck of femur fractures in the elderly: Does every hour to surgery count? Injury. 2017 Jun;48(6):1155-1158. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.03.007. Epub 2017 Mar 6.
Kazley JM, Banerjee S, Abousayed MM, Rosenbaum AJ. Classifications in Brief: Garden Classification of Femoral Neck Fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2018 Feb;476(2):441-445. doi: 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000066. No abstract available.
Shen M, Wang C, Chen H, Rui YF, Zhao S. An update on the Pauwels classification. J Orthop Surg Res. 2016 Dec 12;11(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s13018-016-0498-3.
Frank T, Osterhoff G, Sprague S, Garibaldi A, Bhandari M, Slobogean GP; FAITH Investigators. The Radiographic Union Score for Hip (RUSH) Identifies Radiographic Nonunion of Femoral Neck Fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Jun;474(6):1396-404. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4680-4.
Hu X, Liu BJ, Wen XM, Zheng YH, Jia K. [Clinical observation of closed reduction and compression cannulated screw fixation for the treatment of femoral neck fracture in young and middle-aged patients]. Zhongguo Gu Shang. 2018 Feb 25;31(2):111-114. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-0034.2018.02.003. Chinese.
Chen C, Yu L, Tang X, Liu MZ, Sun LZ, Liu C, Zhang Z, Li CZ. Dynamic hip system blade versus cannulated compression screw for the treatment of femoral neck fractures: A retrospective study. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2017 Oct;51(5):381-387. doi: 10.1016/j.aott.2017.07.006. Epub 2017 Aug 26.
Calandruccio RA, Anderson WE 3rd. Post-fracture avascular necrosis of the femoral head: correlation of experimental and clinical studies. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1980 Oct;(152):49-84.
Karaeminogullari O, Demirors H, Atabek M, Tuncay C, Tandogan R, Ozalay M. Avascular necrosis and nonunion after osteosynthesis of femoral neck fractures: effect of fracture displacement and time to surgery. Adv Ther. 2004 Sep-Oct;21(5):335-42. doi: 10.1007/BF02850038.
Upadhyay A, Jain P, Mishra P, Maini L, Gautum VK, Dhaon BK. Delayed internal fixation of fractures of the neck of the femur in young adults. A prospective, randomised study comparing closed and open reduction. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2004 Sep;86(7):1035-40. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.86b7.15047.
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femoral neck fracture in adult
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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