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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

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01.12.2011 | Original Article

Intramedullary femoral nailing through the trochanteric fossa versus greater trochanter tip: a randomized controlled study with in-depth functional outcome results

verfasst von: C. M. Ansari Moein, H. J. ten Duis, P. L. Oey, G. A. P. de Kort, W. van der Meulen, Chr. van der Werken

Erschienen in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Ausgabe 6/2011

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Abstract

Purpose

In a level 1 university trauma center, an explorative randomized controlled study was performed to compare soft tissue damage and functional outcome after antegrade femoral nailing through a trochanteric fossa (also known as piriform fossa) entry point to a greater trochanter entry point in patients with a femoral shaft fracture.

Materials and methods

Nineteen patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to two nail insertion groups; ten patients were treated with an Unreamed Femoral Nail^® (UFN, Synthes^®, Solothurn, Switzerland) inserted at the trochanteric fossa and nine patients were treated with an Antegrade Femoral Nail^® (AFN, Synthes^®, Solothurn, Switzerland) inserted at the tip of the greater trochanter. The main outcome measures were pain, gait, nerve and muscle function, along with endurance. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electromyography (EMG), and Cybex isokinetic testings were performed at, respectively, 2 and 6 weeks and at a minimum of 12 months after surgery.

Results

The MRI and EMG showed, in both groups, signs of iatrogenic abductor musculature lesions (four in the UFN group and four in the AFN group) and superior gluteal nerve injury (five in the UFN group and four in the AFN group). The isokinetic measurements and the patient-reported outcomes showed moderate reduction in abduction strength and endurance, as well as functional impairment with slight to moderate interference with daily life in both groups, with no appreciable differences between the groups.

Conclusions

Anatomical localization of the entry point seems to be important for per-operative soft tissue damage and subsequent functional impairment. However, the results of this study did not show appreciable differences between femoral nailing through the greater trochanter tip and nailing through the trochanteric fossa.

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Titel: Intramedullary femoral nailing through the trochanteric fossa versus greater trochanter tip: a randomized controlled study with in-depth functional outcome results
verfasst von: C. M. Ansari Moein
H. J. ten Duis
P. L. Oey
G. A. P. de Kort
W. van der Meulen
Chr. van der Werken
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2011
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Ausgabe 6/2011
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Elektronische ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-011-0086-5

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