Amin Kheiran, Mohamed Elbashir, Colin McDonald, Hassan Elsayed, Nomaan Sheikh, Christos Plakogiannis
PURPOSE: Our primary objective was to investigate the time to radiological union following linked nail-plate fixation of distal femur "fragility" fractures. Secondary objectives were to evaluate all-cause reoperations, 90-day mortality, rate of blood transfusion and the impact on quality of life. METHODS: In this retrospective study of all adults (≥ 65 years) with native or periprosthetic distal femur fragility fractures, underwent a linked nail-plate fixation, data were retrieved on fracture classifications, clinical frailty score, blood transfusion, length of hospital stay, 90-day mortality, time to radiological union, overall complication rates and EuroQoL-5D...
March 20, 2024: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology: Orthopédie Traumatologie