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Trochanteric fixation nail advanced with helical blade and cement augmentation: early experience with a retrospective cohort.
Trochanteric fixation nail advanced with helical blade and cement augmentation: early experience with a retrospective cohort. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie Goodnough, L. H., Wadhwa, H. n., Tigchelaar, S. S., DeBaun, M. R., Chen, M. J., Bishop, J. A., Gardner, M. J. 2020Abstract
Intra-articular screw cut-out is a potential complication of intertrochanteric femur fracture fixation with a cephalomedullary nail. Cement augmentation of fixation in the proximal segment offers the prospect of increased stability and fewer complications, but clinical experience with non-resorbable cement is limited. To determine the handling properties and efficacy of this new technique, we performed a retrospective propensity-matched cohort of forty-four geriatric intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with a cephalomedullary nail with (n?=?11) or without (n?=?33) augmentation with non-resorbable cement injected into the proximal segment. In the patients treated with cement augmentation, at minimum 3-month follow-up, there were no instances of intra-articular cut-out, and no increase in re-operation compared to conventional fixation. Cement augmentation appears to be safe and effective in geriatric intertrochanteric femur fractures to mitigate risk of cut-out.
View details for DOI 10.1007/s00590-020-02762-8
View details for PubMedID 32804288