Treatment of subtrochanteric nonunions
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_10DB67F2E9CA
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Treatment of subtrochanteric nonunions
Journal
Injury
ISSN
0020-1383 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2006
Volume
37
Number
2
Pages
203-211
Notes
DA - 20060127
LA - eng
PT - Journal Article
SB - IM
LA - eng
PT - Journal Article
SB - IM
Abstract
The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate our results of treating subtrochanteric nonunions with a (AO/ASIF) blade plate. We treated a total of 32 patients (33 hips) with a subtrochanteric nonunion with a blade plate. Outcome measures were time to healing, complications after the index-operation and the Merle d'Aubigne hip score at follow-up. Union was achieved in 32 of the 33 hips after an average of 5 months. Complications were seen in nine patients (nine hips); five complications required re-intervention and four minor complications were treated conservatively. According to the Merle d'Aubigne hip score, 10 patients were rated as excellent, 15 as good and 7 as fair. This study shows that treatment of a subtrochanteric nonunion with a blade plate consistently leads to bony union with a good to excellent hip score in the vast majority of the patients (25 out of 33 hips)
Keywords
Adolescent/Adult/adverse effects/Aged/Aged,80 and over/Bone Plates/Cohort Studies/Female/Fracture Fixation/Fracture Healing/Fractures,Ununited/Hip Fractures/Humans/instrumentation/Male/methods/Middle Aged/Reoperation/Retrospective Studies/surgery/Treatment Outcome
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Web of science
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