Offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position.
<h4>Background</h4>Surgery for intertrochanteric fractures using intramedullary hip nails (IHNs) is among the most common surgical procedures in the orthopedic field. Although IHNs provide good overall outcomes, they sometimes cause complications, such as loss of reduction and cut-out. H...
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| author | Takehiro Matsubara Kazuhito Soma Ikufumi Yamada Hiroshi Fujita Junya Yoshitani Hiroyuki Oka Hiroyuki Okada Sakae Tanaka |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Surgery for intertrochanteric fractures using intramedullary hip nails (IHNs) is among the most common surgical procedures in the orthopedic field. Although IHNs provide good overall outcomes, they sometimes cause complications, such as loss of reduction and cut-out. Here, we investigated the usefulness of IHNs with an anterior offset (Best Fit Nail® [BFN]) in maintaining fragment reduction and ensuring proper lag screw position compared with conventional non-offset nails (Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation® [PFNA]), using postoperative computed tomography (CT).<h4>Methods</h4>Fifty consecutive patients with intertrochanteric fractures who underwent surgery with BFNs (BFN group) and 50 patients who underwent surgery with PFNAs (PFNA group) were retrospectively analyzed. Indices evaluated by postoperative CT were displacement distance of proximal fragment relative to distal fragment, reduction status (intramedullary, anatomical, and extramedullary types), lag screw direction, and angle between lag screw and femoral neck axis (deviation angle).<h4>Results</h4>Median [interquartile range] displacement distance was significantly smaller in the BFN group (0 [0, 0] mm) compared with the PFNA group (5.2 [3.6, 7.1] mm) (p<0.001). Reduction status was significantly better in the BFN group (anatomical type, 40 cases; intramedullary type, in 9 cases, and extramedullary type in 1 case) than in the PFNA group (anatomical type, 6 cases; intramedullary type, 43 cases; extramedullary type, 1 case) (p<0.001). Deviation of lag screw direction was observed in significantly fewer cases in the BFN group (20 cases; 40%) compared with the PFNA group (36 cases; 72%). Lag screw deviation angle was significantly smaller in the BFN group (-0.71°±4.0°) compared with the PFNA group (6.9°±7.1°). No adverse events related to surgery were observed in either group.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Intertrochanteric fracture surgery using offset BFNs exhibited significantly smaller displacement distance, better reduction status, and higher frequency of no deviation with central lag screw position, compared with surgery using non-offset PFNAs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da3ae376aba5417ea81abe7c9e5396a92022-12-22T02:44:40ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011711e027690310.1371/journal.pone.0276903Offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position.Takehiro MatsubaraKazuhito SomaIkufumi YamadaHiroshi FujitaJunya YoshitaniHiroyuki OkaHiroyuki OkadaSakae Tanaka<h4>Background</h4>Surgery for intertrochanteric fractures using intramedullary hip nails (IHNs) is among the most common surgical procedures in the orthopedic field. Although IHNs provide good overall outcomes, they sometimes cause complications, such as loss of reduction and cut-out. Here, we investigated the usefulness of IHNs with an anterior offset (Best Fit Nail® [BFN]) in maintaining fragment reduction and ensuring proper lag screw position compared with conventional non-offset nails (Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation® [PFNA]), using postoperative computed tomography (CT).<h4>Methods</h4>Fifty consecutive patients with intertrochanteric fractures who underwent surgery with BFNs (BFN group) and 50 patients who underwent surgery with PFNAs (PFNA group) were retrospectively analyzed. Indices evaluated by postoperative CT were displacement distance of proximal fragment relative to distal fragment, reduction status (intramedullary, anatomical, and extramedullary types), lag screw direction, and angle between lag screw and femoral neck axis (deviation angle).<h4>Results</h4>Median [interquartile range] displacement distance was significantly smaller in the BFN group (0 [0, 0] mm) compared with the PFNA group (5.2 [3.6, 7.1] mm) (p<0.001). Reduction status was significantly better in the BFN group (anatomical type, 40 cases; intramedullary type, in 9 cases, and extramedullary type in 1 case) than in the PFNA group (anatomical type, 6 cases; intramedullary type, 43 cases; extramedullary type, 1 case) (p<0.001). Deviation of lag screw direction was observed in significantly fewer cases in the BFN group (20 cases; 40%) compared with the PFNA group (36 cases; 72%). Lag screw deviation angle was significantly smaller in the BFN group (-0.71°±4.0°) compared with the PFNA group (6.9°±7.1°). No adverse events related to surgery were observed in either group.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Intertrochanteric fracture surgery using offset BFNs exhibited significantly smaller displacement distance, better reduction status, and higher frequency of no deviation with central lag screw position, compared with surgery using non-offset PFNAs.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276903 |
| spellingShingle | Takehiro Matsubara Kazuhito Soma Ikufumi Yamada Hiroshi Fujita Junya Yoshitani Hiroyuki Oka Hiroyuki Okada Sakae Tanaka Offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position. PLoS ONE |
| title | Offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position. |
| title_full | Offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position. |
| title_fullStr | Offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position. |
| title_short | Offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position. |
| title_sort | offset nail fixation for intertrochanteric fractures improves reduction and lag screw position |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276903 |
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