• 1. Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710068, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Orthopedics, Honghui Hospital Affiliated to Medicine College of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710054, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo Henan, 454000, P. R. China;
  • 4. Department of Orthopedics, Xi’an Fifth Hospital, Xi’an Shaanxi, 710082, P. R. China;
HUANG Xiaoqiang, Email: huangxq73@163.com
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Objective To explore the risk factors for osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) after treatment of femoral neck fractures with femoral neck system (FNS). Methods Between January 2020 and February 2021, 179 patients (182 hips) with femoral neck fractures treated by FNS fixation were selected for retrospective analysis. There were 96 males and 83 females with an average age of 53.7 years (range, 20-59 years). There were 106 cases of low-energy-induced injury and 73 cases of high-energy-induced injury. The fractures were classified as type Ⅱ in 40 hips, type Ⅲ in 78 hips, and type Ⅳ in 64 hips according to Garden classification standard, and as typeⅠin 23 hips, type Ⅱ in 66 hips, and type Ⅲ in 93 hips according to Pauwels classification standard. There were 21 patients with diabetes. Patients were divided into ONFH group and non-ONFH group according to whether ONFH occurred at last follow-up. The data of the patients were collected, including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), trauma mechanism, bone mineral density, having diabetes or not, Garden classification and Pauwels classification of fractures, fracture reduction quality, femoral head retroversion angle, and removal of internal fixator or not. The above factors were analyzed by univariate analysis, and then multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors. Results  Total 179 patients (182 hips) were followed up 20-34 months (mean, 26.5 months). Of these, 30 cases (30 hips) developed ONFH at 9-30 months after operation (ONFH group), and the incidence of ONFH was 16.48%. And 149 cases (152 hips) had no ONFH at last follow-up (non-ONFH group). The univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences between groups in bone mineral density, having diabetes or not, Garden classification, femoral head retroversion angle, and fracture reduction quality (P<0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the Garden type Ⅳ fracture, reduction quality of grading Ⅲ, femoral head retroversion angle >15°, complicated with diabetes were the risk factors for ONFH after FNS fixation (P<0.05). Conclusion For the patients with Garden type Ⅳ fracture, poor quality of fracture reduction, femoral head retroversion angle >15°, and diabetes, the risk of ONFH after FNS fixation increases.

Citation: JI Jiachen, CHEN Haojie, YANG Bo, DONG Liang, WANG Min, HUANG Xiaoqiang. Risk factors for osteonecrosis of femoral head after femoral neck fracture fixation with femoral neck system. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023, 37(2): 162-167. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202211004 Copy

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