YANG Liu , MO Gang , XU Lin , LI Yang , RUAN Shiqiang
  • Department of Orthopedics, the First People’s Hospital of Zunyi, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi Guizhou, 563000, P. R. China;
RUAN Shiqiang, Email: 770694368@qq.com
Femoral neck fracture; positive support; fracture reduction; internal fixation
10.7507/1002-1892.202304081
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Objective  To explore effectiveness of positive support reduction and internal fixation in the treatment of femoral neck fractures. Methods  A clinical data of 74 patients with femoral neck fractures treated with hollow screw internal fixation between September 2017 and September 2021 was retrospectively analyzed. Based on the quality of fracture reduction, they were divided into positive support reduction group (group A, n=25), negative support reduction group (group B, n=21), and anatomical reduction group (group C, n=28). There was no significant difference in baseline data such as gender, age, cause of injury, disease duration, fracture side, Garden classification, and fracture line position classification between groups (P>0.05). The occurrence of complications such as early fixation failure, femoral neck shortening, non-union of fractures, and femoral head necrosis in three groups, as well as the Harris score of the hip joint were recorded and compared. Results  All patients had primary healing of incisions after operation and were followed up more than 12 months. The follow-up time for groups A, B, and C was (21.1±5.7), (22.6±4.3), and (21.9±4.1) months, respectively; there was no significant difference between groups (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidences of non-union of fractures, early internal fixation failure, and the femoral head necrosis between groups (P>0.05). The incidence and length of femoral neck shortening, and the hip Harris score at last follow-up in groups A and C were all superior to those in the group B, with significant difference (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the above indicators between groups A and C (P>0.05). Conclusion  Positive support reduction can provide a good biomechanical environment for the healing of femoral neck fractures, thereby achieving a higher fracture healing rate, reducing the occurrence of femoral neck shortening, minimizing the function of hip joint, and achieving effectiveness similar to anatomical reduction.

Citation： YANG Liu, MO Gang, XU Lin, LI Yang, RUAN Shiqiang. Study on effectiveness of treating femoral neck fractures based on theory of “positive support”. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023, 37(8): 958-963. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.202304081 Copy