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ArticleCureus2023

Postoperative Load Bearing in Periprosthetic Femoral Fractures Around Hip Arthroplasty: A Survey Among Orthopedic Surgeons in the Netherlands.

Maud A M Vesseur, Jetse Jelsma, Jasper Most, Yoeri F L Bemelmans, Martijn G M Schotanus, Raoul van Vugt, Bert Boonen

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Maud A M VesseurDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, NLD.
Jetse JelsmaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, NLD.
Jasper MostDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, NLD.
Yoeri F L BemelmansDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, NLD.
Martijn G M SchotanusDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, NLD.
Raoul van VugtDepartment of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, NLD.
Bert BoonenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, NLD.

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Abstract

introductionPermissive weight bearing (PWB) has relatively recently been implemented to optimize rapid clinical recovery and restoration of function in patients suffering lower extremity fractures. PWB shows outcome advantages in this patient category. Currently, there are no decisive recommendations on postoperative load-bearing management after surgically treated periprosthetic femoral fractures (PPFF) around hip arthroplasty. The objective is to investigate the current postoperative practice of weight-bearing instructions for patients with surgically treated PPFF, accounting for differences in types of periprosthetic fractures and treatment options among Dutch orthopedic surgeons. MATERIALS AND

methodsAn online survey was distributed among the members of the hip and trauma working groups of the Dutch Orthopedic Association.

resultsThe response rate was 13% (n=75). The main finding was that postoperative load bearing regimes in Vancouver A, B, and C PPFFs differed greatly among Dutch orthopedic surgeons, and there was no decisive guideline or consensus in postoperative load bearing regimes after surgically treated PPFF was used in the Netherlands.

conclusionIn the absence of decisive guidelines or consensus, more research is needed to explore the efficacy of PWB after surgically treated PPFF.

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orthopedic surgeryperiprosthetic femoral fracturespermissive weight bearingsurveytrauma

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PMID37842510
PMCPMC10569672

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