ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2021
Outcome of surgical treatment of 54 Periprosthetic femoral fractures after total hip arthroplasty at mid term follow-up.
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- Association between spinopelvic alignment and the development of degenerative spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Pooled it
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the present study was to review the outcome of the surgical treatment of 54 periprosthetic femoral fractures (PFF) after total hip arthroplasty at a mean follow-up of 45 months. At final follow-up, the clinical outcome was measured using the Harris Hip score (HHS), the Karnofsky score (KS), while, the radiographic results were evaluated using the Beals and Tower's criteria.
resultsThere were 13 post-operative complications that occurred in 10 patients with an overall re-operation rate of 11%. At final follow-up the mean HHS was 64 (range 20-100) and the mean KS was 66 (range 30-100). The radiological results were excellent in 89%, good in 9% and poor 2% of patients. The mortality rate was 0% at 3 months and 3.7% at one year post-operatively. The mean last HHS and KS of patients older than 75 years or with comorbidities were lower than that of patients younger than 75 years or without comorbidities.
conclusionsAlthough this study have shown that the surgical treatment of PFF was associated with a low re-operative rate, a good to excellent radiological results and a low mortality rate at 3 months and 1 year postoperatively, there was a marked functional deterioration in many patients. This decline of function could be attributed to the advanced age of patients and the presence of comorbidities.
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