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Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Dynamic Hip Screw | Systematic Review

Cannulated screws versus dynamic hip screw versus hemiarthroplasty versus total hip arthroplasty in patients with displaced and non-displaced femoral neck fractures: a systematic review and frequentist network meta-analysis of 5703 patients

Authors: Nikolai Ramadanov, Katarzyna Jóźwiak, Michael Hauptmann, Philip Lazaru, Polina Marinova-Kichikova, Dobromir Dimitrov, Roland Becker

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

Our aim was to determine the best operative procedure in human participants with a displaced or non-displaced femoral neck fracture comparing cannulated screw (CS) fixation, dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation, hemiarthroplasty (HA), and total hip arthroplasty (THA) in terms of surgical and functional outcomes, reoperation and postoperative complications.

Methods

We searched PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Clinical trials, CINAHL, and Embase for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-RCTs up to 31 July 2022. A frequentist network meta-analysis was performed to assess the comparative effects of the four operative procedures, using fixed-effects and random-effects models. Mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated for continuous variables and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs were estimated for binary variables.

Results

A total of 33 RCTs with 5703 patients were included in our network meta-analysis. CS fixation was best in terms of operation time (CS: MD = − 57.70, 95% CI − 72.78; − 42.62; DHS: MD = − 53.56, 95% CI − 76.17; − 30.95; HA: MD = − 20.90, 95% CI − 30.65; − 11.15; THA: MD = 1.00 reference) and intraoperative blood loss (CS: MD = − 3.67, 95% CI − 4.44; − 2.90; DHS: MD = − 3.20, 95% CI − 4.97; − 1.43; HA: MD = − 1.20, 95% CI − 1.73; − 0.67; THA: MD = 1.00 reference). In life quality and functional outcome, measured at different time points with EQ-5D and the Harris Hip Score (HHS), THA ranked first and HA second (e.g. EQ-5D 2 years postoperatively: CS: MD = − 0.20, 95% CI − 0.29; − 0.11; HA: MD = − 0.09, 95% CI − 0.17; − 0.02; THA: MD = 1.00 reference; HHS 2 years postoperatively: CS: MD = − 5.50, 95% CI − 9.98; − 1.03; DHS: MD = − 8.93, 95% CI − 15.08; − 2.78; HA: MD = − 3.65, 95% CI − 6.74; − 0.57; THA: MD = 1.00 reference). CS fixation had the highest reoperation risk, followed by DHS fixation, HA, and THA (CS: OR = 9.98, 95% CI 4.60; 21.63; DHS: OR = 5.07, 95% CI 2.15; 11.96; HA: OR = 1.60, 95% CI 0.89; 2.89; THA: OR = 1.00 reference).

Conclusion

In our cohort of patients with displaced and non-displaced femoral neck fractures, HHS, EQ-5D, and reoperation risk showed an advantage of THA and HA compared with CS and DHS fixation. Based on these findings, we recommend that hip arthroplasty should be preferred and internal fixation of femoral neck fractures should only be considered in individual cases. Level of evidence I: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Trial registration: PROSPERO on 10 August 2022 (CRD42022350293).
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Metadata
Title
Cannulated screws versus dynamic hip screw versus hemiarthroplasty versus total hip arthroplasty in patients with displaced and non-displaced femoral neck fractures: a systematic review and frequentist network meta-analysis of 5703 patients
Authors
Nikolai Ramadanov
Katarzyna Jóźwiak
Michael Hauptmann
Philip Lazaru
Polina Marinova-Kichikova
Dobromir Dimitrov
Roland Becker
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1749-799X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-04114-8

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