Comparative analysis of non-simultaneous bilateral fractures of the proximal femur

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : Official Publication of the European Trauma Society
Franz MüllerBernd Füchtmeier

Abstract

We performed a monocenter cohort study to determine surgical revision and mortality after sustaining an initial and a non-simultaneous contralateral proximal femoral fracture. We identified all patients surgically treated for a contralateral femoral fracture between 2006 and 2015. Patient demographic characteristics and follow-up were identified by our electronic database; failed information regarding revision and mortality were obtained by telephone, as well as the evaluation of the mobility for all alive patients. The endpoint of the study was set for every patient at least 2 years postoperatively. Within a total of 2296 patients, we identified 250 patients (10.8%) treated for a contralateral fracture. The mean interval between the two occurrences was 5.2 years and the mean age at the time of contralateral fracture was 84.4 years. Almost every third fracture occurred later than 5 years after the initial fracture, and even every tenth fracture later than 10 years. More than 50% of the patients also had dementia at this time. The total surgical revision rate was 17.2% after initial, and 20.4% after contralateral fracture, but this difference was statistically not significant (p = 0.31). However, revisions for infection or hemat...Continue Reading

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