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New Prognostic Factors in Operated Extracapsular Hip Fractures: Infection and GammaTScore

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  • Carlos Hernández-Pascual

    (Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Avda, Alfonso X el Sabio s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
    Department of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Pso. San Vicente 58-182, 37004 Salamanca, Spain)

  • José Ángel Santos-Sánchez

    (Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences (Area of Radiology and Physical Medicine), Faculty of Medicine, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Avda, Alfonso X el Sabio s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain)

  • Jorge Hernández-Rodríguez

    (Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences (Area of Radiology and Physical Medicine), Faculty of Medicine, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Avda, Alfonso X el Sabio s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain)

  • Carlos Fernando Silva-Viamonte

    (Department of Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Avda, Alfonso X el Sabio s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain)

  • Carmen Pablos-Hernández

    (Department of Geriatrics, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Pso. San Vicente 58-182, 37004 Salamanca, Spain)

  • Manuel Villanueva-Martínez

    (Avanfi Institute, C/Orense 32, 28020 Madrid, Spain)

  • José Antonio Mirón-Canelo

    (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, Avda, Alfonso X el Sabio s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain)

Abstract

There is no universal postoperative classification of extracapsular hip fractures (ECFs). We wondered if infection (according to infection after fracture fixation criteria (IAFF)), immediate partial weight bearing (PWB) and/or the new GammaTScore tool could predict early cut-out. We also examined the correlation between GammaTScore and time to consolidation and studied long-term survival. This was a retrospective cohort study of low-energy complete ECFs operated with Gamma3T nailing in 2014 and fully monitoring, in patients aged over 65. Ten not distally locked cases, one late cut-out, one cut-through, one osteonecrosis and one pseudarthrosis were discarded. Patients were classified into early cut-out (7/204; 3.55%) and no early cut-out (197/204; 96.45%). There was a lower percentage of A2 fractures according to the AO Foundation/Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification (AO/OTA, 1997) in early cut-out. IAFF and only the GammaTScore reduction parameter were different for early cut-out, in opposition to immediate PWB, tip-to-apex distance (TAD) or the Baumgaertner–Fogagnolo classification. GammaTScore inversely correlated with consolidation ( p < 0.01). Long-term survival time was not statistically significantly lower in the early cut-out group. Small sample of cases may limit our results. Apart from an important role of IAFF, GammaTScore would be useful for predicting consolidation, avoiding complications and reducing costs. Further studies are needed for reliability.

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  • Carlos Hernández-Pascual & José Ángel Santos-Sánchez & Jorge Hernández-Rodríguez & Carlos Fernando Silva-Viamonte & Carmen Pablos-Hernández & Manuel Villanueva-Martínez & José Antonio Mirón-Canelo, 2022. "New Prognostic Factors in Operated Extracapsular Hip Fractures: Infection and GammaTScore," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11680-:d:916653
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