Femoral fracture consolidation period
Seance of wednesday 14 september 2022 (Communications libres)
DOI number : 10.26299/3jyb-ac89/emem.2022.25.04
Abstract
88 patients had middle third femoral fractures or distal femoral fractures, treated with Fin Nail Retrograde.
Among them, there are 57 patients (64%) who had their fractures healed in 6 months; 52 patients (69%) are between 15 and 40 years old and 5 patients (38%) are between 41 and 85 years old.
Among these 57 patients, 41 patients (66%) had early weight bearing before the 15th day post-operative, and 16 patients (60%) had weight bearing later.
For patients who had the weight bearing later; 5 patients (31%) could do knee flexion less than 90 degrees, compared to only one patient (2%) who had early weight bearing.
In conclusion
- The fractures in young patients are potentially healed faster than older patients.
- Early weight bearing has not been shown to be an important factor of bone consolidation, but it could help to decrease the complicated related to lower limb stiffness.
Dr DUONG Bunn
Cambodia-China Friendship, Preah Kossamak Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Keywords : Femoral Fracture, SIGN Fin Nail, Bone consolidation
Among them, there are 57 patients (64%) who had their fractures healed in 6 months; 52 patients (69%) are between 15 and 40 years old and 5 patients (38%) are between 41 and 85 years old.
Among these 57 patients, 41 patients (66%) had early weight bearing before the 15th day post-operative, and 16 patients (60%) had weight bearing later.
For patients who had the weight bearing later; 5 patients (31%) could do knee flexion less than 90 degrees, compared to only one patient (2%) who had early weight bearing.
In conclusion
- The fractures in young patients are potentially healed faster than older patients.
- Early weight bearing has not been shown to be an important factor of bone consolidation, but it could help to decrease the complicated related to lower limb stiffness.
Dr DUONG Bunn
Cambodia-China Friendship, Preah Kossamak Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Keywords : Femoral Fracture, SIGN Fin Nail, Bone consolidation