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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2023

Factors associated with early failure of the femoral neck system (FNS) in patients with femoral neck fractures.

L Chen, J B Jiang, H Ma, X Duan, J L Chen

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  7. [Factors associated with physical dependency in adults with hip fracture].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2024
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L ChenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
J B JiangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
H MaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
X DuanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
J L ChenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. chenjialei2016@wchscu.cn.

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backgroundFemoral neck system (FNS) is a new type of internal fixation system which has been widely used for treating femoral neck fractures (FNFs).Compared with other internal fixation methods, FNS is minimally invasive and stable, and often achieves satisfactory short-term efficacy.Early failure of FNS (EFFNS) is not uncommon, however, there are few literatures and reports on factors associated with EFFNS.This study aimed to survey the prevalence and risk factors of EFFNS.

methodsWe retrospectively analysed 62 patients with FNFs and underwent FNS fixation between 2019 and 2021. Demographic data, clinical characteristics, radiographic features and treatment process were described. Multifactor logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the different influencing factors.

resultsOut of the 62 FNFs patients, 10 patients (16.1%) developed EFFNS, including 6 cases of severe femoral neck shortening, 2 cases of screw-out, 1 case of avascular necrosis of the femoral head and 1 case of nonunion. In the failure group, all patients were younger than 65 years old, which was significantly higher than 59.6% in the healing group (P = 0.012). There were no significant differences in sex(P = 0.490), BMI (P = 0.709), injured side (P = 0.312), injury mechanism (P = 0.617), reduction method(P = 0.570),femoral neck-shaft angle(P = 0.545), Pauwels classification (P = 0.564) and Garden classification (P = 0.195). Moreover, we not found that Garden classification (P = 0.464) and age (P = 0.128) were statistically significant risk factors for EFFNS at multivariate analysis.

conclusionIn this study, sex, BMI, injury side, injury mechanism, reduction method, Pauwels angle, femoral neck-shift angle, Pauwels classification and Garden classification were excluded as EFFNS risk factors. Moreover, our study demonstrated that age and Garden classification were not significant risk factors at multivariate analysis.

trial registrationChiCTR, ChiCTR2100051360. Registered on 21 September, 2021. https://www.chictr.org.cn/index.aspx .

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Femoral Neck FracturesFemur NeckAgedFracture Fixation, InternalFracture HealingHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeEarly failureFemoral neck fracturesFemoral neck systemInternal fixation

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