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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 4/2017

Open Access 01-08-2017 | Original Article

Low failure rate by means of DLBP fixation of undisplaced femoral neck fractures

Authors: A. D. P. van Walsum, J. Vroemen, H. M. J. Janzing, T. Winkelhorst, J. Kalsbeek, W. H. Roerdink

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

Background

This study evaluated the clinical results of a new implant in the internal fixation of undisplaced femoral neck fractures.

Method

Irrespective of their age, 149 patients with undisplaced (Garden I and II) femoral neck fractures were included in a prospective multicentre clinical cohort study and were treated by internal fixation by means of the Dynamic Locking Blade Plate (DLBP). The mean age was 69 years and the follow-up at least one year.

Results

The DLBP fixation resulted in 6 out of 149 failures caused by AVN (2x), non-union (2x), loss of fixation (3x) or combination of these.

Conclusion

The fixation of undisplaced femoral neck fractures by the DLBP resulted in a low failure rate of 4 %.
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Metadata
Title
Low failure rate by means of DLBP fixation of undisplaced femoral neck fractures
Authors
A. D. P. van Walsum
J. Vroemen
H. M. J. Janzing
T. Winkelhorst
J. Kalsbeek
W. H. Roerdink
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-016-0659-4

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