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European Journal of Medical Research
Published in: European Journal of Medical Research 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Fracture Healing | Research

The PFNA in treatment of intertrochanteric fractures with or without lateral wall fracture in elderly patients: a retrospective cohort study

Authors: Yunfeng Tang, Dong Wang, Limin Wang, Wei Xiong, Qian Fang, Wei Lin, Guanglin Wang

Published in: European Journal of Medical Research | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Background

There is no consensus about intertrochanteric fractures with lateral wall treated with intramedullary nail—proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA). The aim of the present study was to compare function outcomes between lateral wall and no lateral wall fractures after surgery by PFNA.

Methods

This retrospective study evaluated patients with or without lateral wall fractures who underwent PFNA between January 2015 and June 2018. The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, time to fracture healing, complications and functional outcomes qualified by Harris hip score and Parker − Palmer mobility score (PPMS) were compared between the two groups.

Results

Two groups were comparable with regard to patient age, sexual distribution, mechanism of injury, fracture type, body mass index (BMI), Time to surgery, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score and quality of reduction. The incomplete group had a longer operation time (54.1 ± 8.74 min vs. 51.0 ± 9.86 min) and more intraoperative blood loss (228.4 ± 48.8 ml vs. 151.3 ± 43.5 ml) in comparison with the control group (P < 0.01). Regarding functional outcome, the HHSs of the two groups were 76.2 ± 11.6 vs 75.6 ± 12.5 at the 3 months (P = 0.603), 81.9 ± 9.4 vs 82.6 ± 8.7 at the six months (P = 0.224), 83.8 ± 6.6 vs 84.5 ± 6.0 at the twelve months 85.2 ± 5.5 vs 86.0 ± 5.8 at the twenty-four months (P > 0.05), respectively. Similar results were obtained about PPMS. We found no difference in Weight bearing time, Time of fracture healing, and Complications between incomplete group and intact group.

Conclusions

There is no substantial difference in functional results or complication rates for intertrochanteric fractures with lateral wall fractures, except from increased blood loss and operation time. We believe that an intramedullary nail will be sufficient to repair an intertrochanteric fracture with or without a lateral wall fracture.
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Metadata
Title
The PFNA in treatment of intertrochanteric fractures with or without lateral wall fracture in elderly patients: a retrospective cohort study
Authors
Yunfeng Tang
Dong Wang
Limin Wang
Wei Xiong
Qian Fang
Wei Lin
Guanglin Wang
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
European Journal of Medical Research / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 2047-783X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01332-y

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