The outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a cohort study
Abstract Introduction Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurologic disorder causing postural instability and unsteady gait. These patients are at increased risk for fractures and have inferior outcomes after treatment. Several studies have evaluated the incidence and outcome of PD...
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| description | Abstract Introduction Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurologic disorder causing postural instability and unsteady gait. These patients are at increased risk for fractures and have inferior outcomes after treatment. Several studies have evaluated the incidence and outcome of PD patients after hip fractures. However, there are limited studies assessing the outcome of upper extremity fractures in these patients. In this study, we evaluated the outcome of PD patients that received surgical intervention for distal radial fractures (DRF). We hypothesize that these patients have an inferior outcome after surgery in comparison with non-PD patients. Methods Between May 2005 and May 2017, we retrospectively reviewed all of the patients with DRF and subsequently underwent open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) at a level 1 trauma center. All of the surgeries were performed by fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons. The inclusion criteria include patients with a definitive diagnosis of PD, non-pathological DRF, and a minimum follow-up of 1 year or up until the time of treatment failure was noted. Each PD patient was matched for age and gender to 3 non-PD patients. The primary objective was to determine the failure rate after surgical fixation for DRF. The secondary outcomes include time to treatment failure, reoperation rate, readmission rate, length of hospital stay, and postoperative complications. Results A total of 88 patients were included in this study (23 PD, 65 non-PD patients). All underwent ORIF and received standard postoperative follow-ups. The overall treatment failure rate in PD was 39.1% vs. 4.6% in the non-PD group (p < 0.05). The time to treatment failure were 9.11 ± 3.86 weeks and 14.67 ± 5.8 weeks for PD and non-PD, respectively (p < 0.05). PD patients had a significantly higher rate of failure when k-wires and ESF were used (p < 0.05%), while loss of reduction was the most common mode of failure in PD (44.4%). The length of hospital stay for PD was 5.3 ± 4.69 days compared with 3.78 ± 0.96 days for non-PD (p = 0.01). There were 3 PD patients readmitted within 30 days after surgery, and 1 patient had pneumonia after the surgery. Conclusion This study revealed that patients with PD have a high treatment failure rate despite surgical intervention for DRF. PD patients had a longer hospital stay and had a shorter time to treatment failure. In treating PD patients complicated with DRF, the surgeon must take into consideration the complex disease course of PD and the associated comorbidities such as osteoporosis, frail status, and frequent falls. Rehabilitation and disposition plans should be discussed in advance and longer hospital stays should be expected. Level of evidenceLevel IV, retrospective cohort study |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a205b2de7a9341c79ebc1eaf342d88532022-12-22T03:45:46ZengBMCJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research1749-799X2020-03-011511910.1186/s13018-020-01642-5The outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a cohort studyTe-Feng Arthur Chou0Chun Yao Chang1Chun-Ching Huang2Ming-Chau Chang3Wei-Ming Chen4Tung-Fu Huang5Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General HospitalDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General HospitalAbstract Introduction Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurologic disorder causing postural instability and unsteady gait. These patients are at increased risk for fractures and have inferior outcomes after treatment. Several studies have evaluated the incidence and outcome of PD patients after hip fractures. However, there are limited studies assessing the outcome of upper extremity fractures in these patients. In this study, we evaluated the outcome of PD patients that received surgical intervention for distal radial fractures (DRF). We hypothesize that these patients have an inferior outcome after surgery in comparison with non-PD patients. Methods Between May 2005 and May 2017, we retrospectively reviewed all of the patients with DRF and subsequently underwent open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) at a level 1 trauma center. All of the surgeries were performed by fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons. The inclusion criteria include patients with a definitive diagnosis of PD, non-pathological DRF, and a minimum follow-up of 1 year or up until the time of treatment failure was noted. Each PD patient was matched for age and gender to 3 non-PD patients. The primary objective was to determine the failure rate after surgical fixation for DRF. The secondary outcomes include time to treatment failure, reoperation rate, readmission rate, length of hospital stay, and postoperative complications. Results A total of 88 patients were included in this study (23 PD, 65 non-PD patients). All underwent ORIF and received standard postoperative follow-ups. The overall treatment failure rate in PD was 39.1% vs. 4.6% in the non-PD group (p < 0.05). The time to treatment failure were 9.11 ± 3.86 weeks and 14.67 ± 5.8 weeks for PD and non-PD, respectively (p < 0.05). PD patients had a significantly higher rate of failure when k-wires and ESF were used (p < 0.05%), while loss of reduction was the most common mode of failure in PD (44.4%). The length of hospital stay for PD was 5.3 ± 4.69 days compared with 3.78 ± 0.96 days for non-PD (p = 0.01). There were 3 PD patients readmitted within 30 days after surgery, and 1 patient had pneumonia after the surgery. Conclusion This study revealed that patients with PD have a high treatment failure rate despite surgical intervention for DRF. PD patients had a longer hospital stay and had a shorter time to treatment failure. In treating PD patients complicated with DRF, the surgeon must take into consideration the complex disease course of PD and the associated comorbidities such as osteoporosis, frail status, and frequent falls. Rehabilitation and disposition plans should be discussed in advance and longer hospital stays should be expected. Level of evidenceLevel IV, retrospective cohort studyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-01642-5Parkinson’s diseaseDistal radial fracturesOsteoporosisFracture nonunion |
| spellingShingle | Te-Feng Arthur Chou Chun Yao Chang Chun-Ching Huang Ming-Chau Chang Wei-Ming Chen Tung-Fu Huang The outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a cohort study Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research Parkinson’s disease Distal radial fractures Osteoporosis Fracture nonunion |
| title | The outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a cohort study |
| title_full | The outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a cohort study |
| title_fullStr | The outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a cohort study |
| title_short | The outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a cohort study |
| title_sort | outcome for surgical fixation of distal radial fractures in patients with idiopathic parkinson s disease a cohort study |
| topic | Parkinson’s disease Distal radial fractures Osteoporosis Fracture nonunion |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-020-01642-5 |
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