Treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures in elderly patients: internal fixation or hemiarthroplasty
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Methods: The study included 81 patients who were available for follow-up after surgery for intertrochanteric femur fractures. Of 38 patients (mean age 77.7 years; range 65 to 99 years) treated with internal fixation, 25 were alive; of 43 patients (mean age 80 years; range 67 to 97 years) treated with hemiarthroplasty, 22 were alive at the last follow-ups. The two groups were compared with regard to perioperative characteristics, mobilization time, complications, mortality, and daily activities according to the Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index. The mean follow-up was 22.7 months (range 6 to 39 months) in internal fixation, and 22.3 months (range 7 to 39 months) in hemiarthroplasty groups.
Results: Subsequent to the operation, mortality occurred in 34.2% after a mean of 13 months (range 1 to 36 months) and in 48.8% after a mean of six months (range 1 to 24 months) in patients treated with internal fixation and endoprosthesis, respectively. There were no significant differences with respect to mobilization in bed, standing, weight bearing without support, complications, and daily activity scores. The only significant difference in favor of hemiarthroplasty was that full weight bearing with two crutches took a shorter time (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Short-term results suggest that hemiarthroplasty is not an advantageous alternative to internal fixation; moreover, its postoperative survival is shorter and mortality rate is higher. Osteosynthesis seems to be the first choice in the treatment of elderly patients with intertrochanteric femur fractures.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Hayrettin Kesmezacar
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Tahir Ogut
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M. Bilgili
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Selim Gökay
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Yüksel Tenekecioğlu
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
11 Eylül 2006
Gönderilme Tarihi
7 Mart 2014
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2005 Cilt: 39 Sayı: 4