Treatment and clinical outcome in patients with femoral head fractures: a long-term follow-up.
Femoral head fracture
Femoral head osteonecrosis
Pipkin fracture
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Traumatic hip dislocation
Journal
Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
ISSN: 1434-3916
Titre abrégé: Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9011043
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 Sep 2024
10 Sep 2024
Historique:
received:
03
08
2024
accepted:
31
08
2024
medline:
10
9
2024
pubmed:
10
9
2024
entrez:
10
9
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
A femoral head fracture (Pipkin fracture) is a rare but severe injury. The optimal treatment is controversial, and there is a lack of research focusing on treatment strategies. The study aimed to analyze the treatment strategies in comparison to the outcome in patients after traumatic hip joint dislocation (THD) with concomitant femoral head fractures. A retrospective multicenter study at three Level I Trauma Centers was performed over a 12 year period from January 2009 to January 2021. Epidemiological data, associated injuries, and treatment were recorded. Patients were followed up for further treatment, re-operations, complications, and long-term functional outcomes using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), specifically the modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS) and the Tegner Activity Scale (TAS). 45 patients with a mean age of 44 ± 16.11 years were finally evaluated. The majority of 38 patients (84%) were treated surgically. The mean follow-up time was 5.75 years (range 2-12 years). 8 patients (31%) developed post-traumatic osteoarthritis and 4 patients (15%) developed osteonecrosis of the femoral head. 7 patients (27%) underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA). Fixation of the Pipkin fracture was more common in younger patients but had no statistically significant impact on PROMs. Patients with a higher BMI were significantly less likely to undergo fragment fixation (p < 0.05). TAS was significantly worse in patients who underwent THA (p < 0.05). A femoral head fracture is a severe injury with overall limitations in activities of daily living and a high rate of post-traumatic osteoarthritis and osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Fragment fixation had no statistically significant impact on the outcome and PROMs. Treatment strategies should be guided by the fracture type, the patient's condition, and associated injuries. However, concomitant and life-threatening injuries may affect the treatment and limit the outcome.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39254693
doi: 10.1007/s00402-024-05553-6
pii: 10.1007/s00402-024-05553-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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