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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 102-B, Issue SUPP_7 | Pages 32 - 32
1 Jul 2020
Colgan SM Schemitsch EH Adachi J Burke N Hume M Brown J McErlain D
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Fragility fractures associated with osteoporosis (OP) reduce quality of life, increase risk for subsequent fractures, and are a major economic burden. In 2010, Osteoporosis Canada produced clinical practice guidelines on the management of OP patients at risk for fractures (Papaioannou et al. CMAJ 2010). We describe the real-world incidence of primary and subsequent fragility fractures in elderly Canadians in Ontario, Canada in a timespan (2011–2017) following guideline introduction.

This retrospective observational study used de-identified health services administrative data generated from the publicly funded healthcare system in Ontario, Canada from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. The study population included individuals ≥66 years of age who were hospitalized with a primary (i.e. index) fragility fracture (identified using ICD-10 codes from hospital admissions, emergency and ambulatory care) occurring between January 1, 2011 and March 31, 2015. All relevant anatomical sites for fragility fractures were examined, including (but not limited to): hip, vertebral, humerus, wrist, radius and ulna, pelvis, and femur. OP treatment in the year prior to fracture and subsequent fracture information were collected until March 31, 2017. Patients with previous fragility fractures over five years prior to the index fracture, and those fractures associated with trauma codes, were excluded.

115,776 patients with an index fracture were included in the analysis. Mean (standard deviation) age at index fracture was 80.4 (8.3) years. In the year prior to index fracture, 32,772 (28.3%) patients received OP treatment. The incidence of index fractures per 1,000 persons (95% confidence interval) from 2011–2015 ranged from 15.16 (14.98–15.35) to 16.32 (16.14–16.51). Of all examined index fracture types, hip fractures occurred in the greatest proportion (27.3%) of patients (Table). The proportion of patients incurring a second fracture of any type ranged from 13.4% (tibia, fibula, knee, or foot index fracture) to 23% (vertebral index fracture). Hip fractures were the most common subsequent fracture type and the proportion of subsequent hip fractures was highest in patients with an index hip fracture (Table). The median (interquartile range [IQR]) time to second fracture ranged from 436 (69–939) days (radius and ulna index fracture) to 640 (297–1,023) days (tibia, fibula, knee, or foot index fracture). The median (IQR) time from second to third fracture ranged from 237 (75–535) days (pelvis index fracture) to 384 (113–608) days (femur index fracture).

This real-world study found that elderly patients in Ontario, Canada incurring a primary fragility fracture from 2011–2015 were at risk for future fractures occurring over shorter periods of time with each subsequent fracture. These observations are consistent with previous reports of imminent fracture risk and the fragility fracture cascade in OP patients (Balasubramanian et al. ASBMR 2016, Toth et al. WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2018). Overall, these data suggest that in elderly patients with an index fragility fracture at any site (with the exception of the radius or ulna), the most likely subsequent fracture will occur at the hip in less than 2 years.


The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 99-B, Issue 11 | Pages 1526 - 1532
1 Nov 2017
Tarride JE Hopkins RB Blackhouse G Burke N Bhandari M Johal H Guyatt GH Busse JW

Aims

This 501-patient, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial sought to establish the effect of low-intensity, pulsed, ultrasound (LIPUS) on tibial shaft fractures managed with intramedullary nailing. We conducted an economic evaluation as part of this trial.

Patients and Methods

Data for patients’ use of post-operative healthcare resources and time taken to return to work were collected and costed using publicly available sources. Health-related quality of life, assessed using the Health Utilities Index Mark-3 (HUI-3), was used to derive quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Costs and QALYs were compared between LIPUS and control (a placebo device) from a payer and societal perspective using non-parametric bootstrapping. All costs are reported in 2015 Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_10 | Pages 26 - 26
1 Jul 2014
O'Neill B Burke N Moore D Kelly P
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The purpose of this study was to review the outcomes of four children with genu valgum secondary to Hurler Syndrome treated with circular external fixators (frames) for angular correction.

We retrospectively reviewed the medical and radiographic records of four children with Hurler Syndrome and genu valgum treated with frames. Three children had simultaneous bilateral tibial corrections. The fourth child had unilateral femoral correction. The mean age of the children was 14 years at application of frame. Mean duration of frame was 113 days for the tibial frames, and the femoral frame remained in-situ for 150 days. Correction was assessed clinically, and radiologically with x-rays and CT scannograms, with excellent results in all four cases. The complexities of each individual case necessitated specific and individualised treatment for each child. Complications included further deformities arising in treated and un-treated long-bones both during and after application of frame.

Prior to the introduction of bone marrow transplantation, the average life expectancy of children with Hurler Syndrome was seven years. With bone marrow transplantation, affected children are now living much longer, and many develop characteristic long bone deformities in their lower limbs. These deformities are progressive and can be multifocal and polyostotic. Managament can be extremely challenging, and prior reports of management with hemiepiphysiodesis with staples and 8-plates have been mixed. We believe that this is the first series of circular frame lower limb reconstruction in children with Hurler Syndrome. The flexibility and adaptability of frames confers a unique advantage in the management of these complex deformities.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXIX | Pages 142 - 142
1 Sep 2012
Burke N Walsh J Moloney D Kelly E
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This retrospective study evaluated 69 Swanson trapezium replacements performed between 1990 and 2009 for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis in 58 patients. Pain and function were assessed using the Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MHQ) and the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire. Patients had a mean age of 62 years at the time of surgery, with a mean time of 7.7 years from time of surgery to completion of the follow-up interview. The results showed good relief of pain and function with no significant deterioration with time from surgery. There were no gender differences or differences by age. The only differences observed were that those patients following surgery on a dominant hand indicated higher activities of daily living and work related activities. The authors conclude silicone trapezium replacement remains a good option for patients with painful trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis that has not responded to non-operative treatment.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXIX | Pages 120 - 120
1 Sep 2012
Burke N Kennedy J Fitzpatrick D Mullett H
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Purpose

Locking plates are widely used in clinical practice for the surgical treatment of complex proximal humerus fractures, especially in osteoporotic bone. The aim of this study is to assess the biomechanical influence of the infero-medial locking screws on maintaining reduction of the fragments in a proximal humerus fracture.

Materials & Methods

A standard 3-part proximal humerus fracture was created in fourth generation humerus saw bones. Each specimen was anatomically reduced and secured with a PHILOS locking plate. Eleven of the specimens had infero-medial locking screws inserted, and 11 specimens did not. Each humerus sawbone underwent cyclical loading at 532N, as previous studies showed this was the maximum force at the glenohumeral joint. The absolute inter-fragmentary motion was recorded using an infra-red motion analysis device. Each specimen was then loaded to failure.