Articular Femoral Head Fracture Management: A Meta-analysis of Literature

Purpose Articular fractures of the proximal femur are seldom encountered and there are few studies in literature regarding this topic. To date, only a few large series have adequate follow-up and exhaustive description of treatment and outcome, which, however, often result incomplete and do not allow a comparison. Since there are still uncertainties and debates on which the treatment gold standard should be, the goal of the present study is to carry out a meta-analysis on type I and II Pipkin fracture management to establish the best treatment according to EBM. Methods Studies regarding acetabular fractures of the femur head were identified from Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Medline, ScienceDirect and PubMed; gray studies were searched from the included references’ literature, and using general search engines and Social media; the query to be temporally extended from 1996 to 2020. Only comparative studies were included; we ruled out case-reports, case series, author’s opinion, register databases. Results Comparing conservative and surgical treatment, we found evidence of a better outcome choosing surgical treatment. We found a significant better outcome with open reduction internal fixation, instead of fragment excision. Comparing failure rate of surgical approaches, we found no statistically significant difference. Conclusion Our study proves that there is evidence in favor of operative treatment rather than conservative in complete or displaced Pipkin fracture Type I + II; open reduction internal fixation should be preferred rather than fragment excision, whenever possible. Level of Evidence III. Therapeutic..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

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Indian journal of orthopaedics - 55(2021), Suppl 2 vom: 31. Mai, Seite 304-313

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bettinelli, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Placella, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Moharamzadeh, Désirée [VerfasserIn]
Belluati, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Salini, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Femoral head fracture
Hip dislocation
Hip fracture
Pipkin

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© Indian Orthopaedics Association 2021

doi:

10.1007/s43465-021-00431-4

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OLC2126602435