Predictors for Ambulatory Recovery after Fixation of Intertrochanteric Fracture with Proximal Femoral Nail in the Elderly / 대한정형외과학회잡지
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
; : 428-434, 2017.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-655089
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to compare with general characteristics affecting ambulatory recovery at one-year after the fixation of intertrochanteric fracture with proximal femoral nail (PFN) of elderly patients over the age of 65 years. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Between September 2008 and September 2015, 152 patients were diagnosed with femoral intertrochanteric fracture in Dong-Eui Medical Center. Of these patients, 75 were available in this retrospective study. Multivariate linear regression analysis, using a stepwise selection method, were performed to identify the prognostic factors affecting one-year postoperative recovery of ambulatory status, such as pre-injury ambulatory status, gender, age, fracture type, associated underlying disease, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade, dementia, and complication.RESULTS:
A decrease in the one-year postoperative ambulatory status was 68% and pre-injury ambulatory status was regained in 32% of patients. The pre-injury ambulatory status was the most important determinant of one-year postoperative recovery of ambulatory status. The ASA grade and complication were also predictors of recovery of ambulatory status.CONCLUSION:
Pre-injury ambulatory status, ASA grade and complication were prognostic factors associated with one-year postoperative recovery of ambulatory status after fixating the intertrochanteric fracture using PFN in elderly patients over the age of 65 years.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Linear Models
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Retrospective Studies
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Dementia
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Methods
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article