Changes in femoral anteversion after intramedullary nailing for pediatric femoral shaft fracture: a multicenter study.
Humans
Femoral Fractures
/ surgery
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
/ instrumentation
Child
Female
Male
Child, Preschool
Adolescent
Femur
/ surgery
Bone Nails
Retrospective Studies
Republic of Korea
/ epidemiology
Treatment Outcome
Follow-Up Studies
Bone Anteversion
/ diagnostic imaging
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
3D reconstruction
Pediatric femoral shaft fracture
Postoperative femoral anteversion
Uncalibrated 2D radiographs
Journal
BMC musculoskeletal disorders
ISSN: 1471-2474
Titre abrégé: BMC Musculoskelet Disord
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968565
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 Jul 2024
12 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
01
11
2023
accepted:
03
06
2024
medline:
13
7
2024
pubmed:
13
7
2024
entrez:
12
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The rotational change after using a flexible intramedullary (IM) nail for femoral shaft fractures has been a concern for many surgeons. Recently, a statistical shape model (SSM) was developed for the three-dimensional reconstruction of the femur from two-dimensional plain radiographs. In this study, we measured postoperative femoral anteversion (FAV) in patients diagnosed with femoral shaft fractures who were treated with flexible IM nails and investigated age-related changes in FAV using the SSM. This study used radiographic data collected from six regional tertiary centers specializing in pediatric trauma in South Korea. Patients diagnosed with femoral shaft fractures between September 2002 and June 2020 and patients aged < 18 years with at least two anteroposterior (AP) and lateral (LAT) femur plain radiographs obtained at least three months apart were included. A linear mixed model (LMM) was used for statistical analysis. Overall, 72 patients were included in the study. The average patient age was 7.6 years and the average follow-up duration was 6.8 years. The average FAV of immediate postoperative images was 27.5 ± 11.5°. Out of 72 patients, 52 patients (72.2%) showed immediate postoperative FAV greater than 20°. The average FAV in patients with initial FAV > 20° was 32.74°, and the LMM showed that FAV decreased by 2.5° (p = 0.0001) with each 1-year increase from the time of initial trauma. This study explored changes in FAV after femoral shaft fracture using a newly developed technology that allows 3D reconstruction from uncalibrated 2D images. There was a pattern of change on the rotation of the femur after initial fixation, with a 2.5° decrease of FAV per year.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The rotational change after using a flexible intramedullary (IM) nail for femoral shaft fractures has been a concern for many surgeons. Recently, a statistical shape model (SSM) was developed for the three-dimensional reconstruction of the femur from two-dimensional plain radiographs. In this study, we measured postoperative femoral anteversion (FAV) in patients diagnosed with femoral shaft fractures who were treated with flexible IM nails and investigated age-related changes in FAV using the SSM.
METHODS
METHODS
This study used radiographic data collected from six regional tertiary centers specializing in pediatric trauma in South Korea. Patients diagnosed with femoral shaft fractures between September 2002 and June 2020 and patients aged < 18 years with at least two anteroposterior (AP) and lateral (LAT) femur plain radiographs obtained at least three months apart were included. A linear mixed model (LMM) was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Overall, 72 patients were included in the study. The average patient age was 7.6 years and the average follow-up duration was 6.8 years. The average FAV of immediate postoperative images was 27.5 ± 11.5°. Out of 72 patients, 52 patients (72.2%) showed immediate postoperative FAV greater than 20°. The average FAV in patients with initial FAV > 20° was 32.74°, and the LMM showed that FAV decreased by 2.5° (p = 0.0001) with each 1-year increase from the time of initial trauma.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This study explored changes in FAV after femoral shaft fracture using a newly developed technology that allows 3D reconstruction from uncalibrated 2D images. There was a pattern of change on the rotation of the femur after initial fixation, with a 2.5° decrease of FAV per year.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38997683
doi: 10.1186/s12891-024-07566-z
pii: 10.1186/s12891-024-07566-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
534Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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