Observational retrospective study on 36 consecutive patients having had surgery for a periprosthetic fracture of the femur between 2010 and 2015. The goal of the study is to test whether osteosynthesis was a secure choice at a certain age and with any type of Vancouver fracture.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
36
Fracture reduction and fixation with screws/plates/cables (standard of care)
CHU Brugmann
Brussels, Belgium
Age
Demographic data
Time frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography)
Sex
Demographic data
Time frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography)
Body Mass Index
Demographic data
Time frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography)
Prosthesis type
PTH (total hip prosthesis) or BHP (bipolar hip prosthesis)
Time frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography)
Type of fracture
Type of fracture according to the Vancouver International Classification
Time frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography)
Femoral component
Need for cement within the femur or not
Time frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography)
Time between 1st surgery and fracture
Time between 1st surgery and fracture
Time frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography)
Fracture healing
Healing status of the fracture (healed/not healed)
Time frame: 10 months after surgery
Mortality rate
Mortality rate (any causes)
Time frame: 10 months after surgery
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Complications rate
Total complications rate (local + systemic + implant)
Time frame: 10 months after surgery
ASA score
ASA score
Time frame: During surgery (up to 2 hours)
Blood loss
Blood loss during surgery
Time frame: During surgery (up to 2 hours)
Laterality
Prosthesis on the right or on the left side
Time frame: Up to 2-3 days before surgery (pre-surgery radiography)