Management of Traumatic Femur Fractures: A Focus on the Time to Intramedullary Nailing and Clinical Outcomes
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Published:2023-03-17
Issue:6
Volume:13
Page:1147
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ISSN:2075-4418
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Container-title:Diagnostics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Diagnostics
Author:
Ghouri Syed Imran1, Mustafa Fuad2, Kanbar Ahad2ORCID, Al Jogol Hisham2, Shunni Adam2, Almadani Ammar2ORCID, Abdurraheim Nuri2, Goel Atirek Pratap3, Abdelrahman Husham2, Babikir Elhadi1, Ramzee Ahmed F.2, Ahmed Khalid2, Alhardallo Mutaz1, Asim Mohammad4, Al-Thani Hassan2, El-Menyar Ayman45ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar 2. Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar 3. Department of Emergency, Hamad General Hospital (HGH), Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar 4. Clinical Research, Trauma and Vascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha P.O. Box 3050, Qatar 5. Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha P.O. Box 24144, Qatar
Abstract
Background: Femur shaft factures (FSF) are common injuries following high-energy mechanisms mainly involving motor vehicle crashes (MVC). We evaluated the timings of nailing management and analyzed the pattern of fracture union and outcome in a level 1 trauma center. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of all the admitted trauma patients who sustained femoral fractures between January 2016 and September 2020. Data were analyzed and compared based on time to Intramedullary Nailing (IMN) (<12 h, 12–24 h and >24 h) and outcomes of FSF (union, delayed union and nonunion). Results: A total of 668 eligible patients were included in the study, of which the majority were males (90.9%) with a mean age of 34.5 ± 15.8, and 54% of the injuries were due to MVCs. The chest (35.8%) was the most commonly associated injured body region, followed by the pelvis (25.9%) and spine (25.4%). Most of femur fractures (93.3%) were unilateral, and 84.4% were closed fractures. The complete union of fractures was observed in 76.8% of cases, whereas only 4.2% and 3.3% cases had delayed union and nonunion, respectively, on the clinical follow-up. Patients in the delayed IMN (>24 h) were severely injured, had bilateral femur fracture (p = 0.001) and had higher rate of external fixation, blood transfusion, pulmonary complications and prolonged hospitalization. Non-union proportion was greater in those who had IMN <24 h, whereas a delayed union was greater in IMN done after 24 h (p = 0.5). Those with a nonunion femur fracture were more likely to have bilateral fracture (p = 0.003), frequently had retrograde nailing (p = 0.01), and high-grade femur fracture (AO type C; p = 0.04). Conclusion: This study showed that femur fracture is not uncommon (8.9%), which is manifested with the variety of clinical characteristics, depending on the mechanism, management and outcome in our center. Bilateral fracture, retrograde nailing and AO classification type C were the significant risk factors of non-union in patients with diaphyseal fractures. The timing of IMN has an impact on the fracture union; however, it is not a statistically significant difference. Therefore, the treating physicians should consider the potential risk factors for a better outcome by careful selection of treatment in sub-groups of patients.
Subject
Clinical Biochemistry
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