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Rev. Asoc. Argent. Ortop. Traumatol ; 80(3): 177-184, sept. 2015.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-768068

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Introducción: El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar una serie de pacientes con fracturas intertrocantericas inestables tratados con clavos cortos intertrocantericos/subtrocantericos (ITSTR), con especial atencion en la calidad de vida y la recuperacion funcional. Materiales y Métodos: Se incluyeron 171 pacientes con fracturas AO 3.1 A2 y A3, un seguimiento minimo de 14 meses y una edad promedio de 79 anos. Se evaluaron la calidad de vida mediante la escala WOMAC reducida convertida a una escala del 1 al 100, la recuperacion funcional en funcion del tiempo en que se logro la bipedestacion, la necesidad de ortesis al final del seguimiento y el regreso a las actividades diarias utilizando la subescala de funcion de la Musculoskeletal Tumor Society. Resultados: A los 14 meses, el promedio de la escala WOMAC total fue 77. El 73% de la poblacion camino dentro de las 36 h de la cirugia. El 48% retorno a las actividades diarias con una restriccion minima, el resto tuvo restricciones recreativas y parciales. El 71% del grupo que no utilizaba ortesis conservo tal condicion al finalizar el seguimiento. La incidencia de complicaciones intraoperatorias y posoperatoria fue del 6,5% y 23%, respectivamente. La fractura distal al clavo y el cut-out se produjeron solo en el 1%. Conclusiones: La baja incidencia de cut-out y de fractura distal al clavo con la posibilidad de retorno temprano a las actividades, con una calidad de vida y funcion buenas, convierten al ITSTR en una alternativa de eleccion para tratar las fracturas intertrocantericas inestables de cadera. Nivel de evidencia: IV.


Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate a consecutive series of patients with unstable inter- or subtrochanteric fractures (AO 3.1 A2 and A3) treated with short nail fixation (ITSTR), focusing mainly on quality of life and functional recovery. Methods: We included 171 patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures (AO 3.1 A2 and A3), with a minimum follow-up of 14 months. The average age was 79 years. The following parameters were evaluated: quality of life using the WOMAC reduced scale converted to a 1 to 100 scale; functional recovery based on the time needed to achieve standing position, need for orthesis at the end of the follow-up, and return to daily activities using the American Musculoskeletal Tumor Society functional scale. Results: After 14 months the average WOMAC score was 77. The 73% of the group was walking within 36 hours after surgery, 48% of the patients were able to return to their daily activities with minimal restriction, and the rest only presented partial or recreational restrictions. Considering the group without orthesis before surgery, 71% were able to maintain this condition at the end of the follow-up. The incidence of complications was 6.5% during the procedure and 23% after it. The nail distal fracture and the "cut-out" were observed in only 1% of the cases. Conclusions: The low incidence of nail distal fracture and the "cut-out", together with the early return to the daily activities and the good quality of life and function make the short ITSTR nail fixation the treatment of choice for unstable intertrochanteric hip fractures. Level of evidence: IV.


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Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Bone Nails , Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary/methods , Hip Fractures/surgery , Joint Instability , Follow-Up Studies , Quality of Life , Recovery of Function
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