Revision with Locking Compression Plate by Compression Technique for Diaphyseal Nonunions of the Femur and the Tibia: A Retrospective Study of 54 Cases

Author:

Ding Peng1ORCID,Chen Qiyu1ORCID,Zhang Changqing1ORCID,Yao Chen1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China

Abstract

Nonunion after diaphyseal fracture of the femur or the tibia is a common but difficult complication for treatment. Currently, the main treatment modalities include nail dynamization, exchange nailing, and bone transport, but revision with compression plating in these nonunions was rarely reported. To evaluate the outcomes of compression plating in the treatment of femur and tibia shaft nonunions, we retrospectively reviewed 54 patients with diaphyseal nonunion of the tibia or the femur treated with locking compression plate (LCP) by compression technique. There were 46 aseptic and 8 septic nonunions in the case series. Patient’s history, fracture characteristics, previous interventions, and types of nonunion were recorded. The possible reason which might lead to nonunion was also analyzed for each case. Patients with aseptic nonunions were revised by hardware removal and compression plating with or without bone grafting. For septic nonunions, a two-stage surgery strategy was used. Compression plating with iliac crest bone grafting (ICBG) or free vascularized fibular grafting (FVFG) was used as the final treatment for septic nonunions. The compression technique and bone grafting method were individualized in each case according to the patient’s history and architecture of the nonunion. Each patient finished at least a two-year follow-up, and all cases achieved healing uneventfully. Our study showed that compression plating with LCP was an effective method to treat diaphyseal nonunions of the tibia and the femur. It is compatible with different bone grafting methods for both infected and noninfected nonunions and is a good alternative to the current treatment methods for these nonunions.

Funder

Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Immunology and Microbiology,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine

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