Fractures of the proximal femur are one of the
greatest challenges facing the medical community, constituting a
heavy socioeconomic burden worldwide. The National Hip Fracture
Audit currently provides a framework for service evaluation. This
evaluation is based upon the assessment of process rather than assessment
of patient-centred outcome and therefore it fails to provide meaningful
data regarding the clinical effectiveness of treatments. This study
aims to capture data from the cohort of patients who present with
a fracture of the proximal femur at a single United Kingdom Major
Trauma Centre. Patient-centred outcomes will be recorded and provide
a baseline cohort within which to test the clinical effectiveness
of experimental interventions.
To study the vascularity and bone metabolism of the femoral head/neck
following hip resurfacing arthroplasty, and to use these results
to compare the posterior and the trochanteric-flip approaches. In our previous work, we reported changes to intra-operative
blood flow during hip resurfacing arthroplasty comparing two surgical
approaches. In this study, we report the vascularity and the metabolic
bone function in the proximal femur in these same patients at one
year after the surgery. Vascularity and bone function was assessed
using scintigraphic techniques. Of the 13 patients who agreed to
take part, eight had their arthroplasty through a posterior approach
and five through a trochanteric-flip approach.Objectives
Methods
Therefore, thirty-two patients (50 PFAs) were included; nine males and 23 females. Seventeen patients had bilateral PFA. The mean age of the patients was 65.8 years (SD 9.2). Follow-up averaged at 5.34years (range 2.1–10.2years) (SD2.64). The Oxford Knee Scores in this population showed a bimodal distribution. One group centred around 35 and the other around 60. The median Oxford knee score was 42.5 (IQR 34.25 to 54.25). Two sample t-test analysis of the population, divided as those above and below an OKS of 42, showed that follow-up time and age, did not differ between the groups (p=0.325, p=0.255 respectively). The quality of life outcome scores were significantly lower for bilateral compared to unilateral patients, with median scores of 50 and 72.5 respectively (p=0.03829). The cumulative survival at 5years for those with minimum 5 year follow-up (32 out of 50 PFA) was 100%. Three knees in total were revised. One patient developed bilateral tibiofemoral osteoarthritis, requiring revision to total knee replacement (TKA) at seven and 10 years. Another had persistent anterior knee pain and was converted to a TKA.