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Goffin JM, Pankaj P, Simpson AH, et al. Does bone compaction around the helical blade of a proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) decrease the risk of cut-out?: A subject-specific computational study. Bone Joint Res. 2013;2(5):79-83doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.25.2000150.
Goffin, J. M., Pankaj, P., Simpson, A. H., Seil, R., & Gerich, T. G. (2013). Does bone compaction around the helical blade of a proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) decrease the risk of cut-out?: A subject-specific computational study. Bone & joint research, 2(5), 79-83. https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.25.2000150
Goffin, J M, et al. "Does bone compaction around the helical blade of a proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) decrease the risk of cut-out?: A subject-specific computational study." Bone & joint research vol. 2,5 (2013): 79-83. doi: https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.25.2000150
Goffin JM, Pankaj P, Simpson AH, Seil R, Gerich TG. Does bone compaction around the helical blade of a proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) decrease the risk of cut-out?: A subject-specific computational study. Bone Joint Res. 2013 May 01;2(5):79-83. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.25.2000150. Print 2013. PMID: 23673407; PMCID: PMC3670539.
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Bone Joint Res. 2013 May 01;2(5):79-83. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.25.2000150. Print 2013.

Does bone compaction around the helical blade of a proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) decrease the risk of cut-out?: A subject-specific computational study.

Bone & joint research

J M Goffin, P Pankaj, A H R W Simpson, R Seil, T G Gerich

Affiliations

  1. The University of Edinburgh, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Little France, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SU, UK.

PMID: 23673407 PMCID: PMC3670539 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.25.2000150

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Because of the contradictory body of evidence related to the potential benefits of helical blades in trochanteric fracture fixation, we studied the effect of bone compaction resulting from the insertion of a proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA).

METHODS: We developed a subject-specific computational model of a trochanteric fracture (31-A2 in the AO classification) with lack of medial support and varied the bone density to account for variability in bone properties among hip fracture patients.

RESULTS: We show that for a bone density corresponding to 100% of the bone density of the cadaveric femur, there does not seem to be any advantage in using a PFNA with respect to the risk of blade cut-out. On the other hand, in a more osteoporotic femoral head characterised by a density corresponding to 75% of the initial bone density, local bone compaction around the helical blade provides additional bone purchase, thereby decreasing the risk of cut-out, as quantified by the volume of bone susceptible to yielding.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate benefits of using a PFNA over an intramedullary nail with a conventional lag screw and suggest that any clinical trial reporting surgical outcomes regarding the use of helical blades should include a measure of the femoral head bone density as a covariable.

Keywords: Cadaveric bone; Cut-out; Finite element analysis; Osteosynthesis; PFNA; Trochanteric fracture

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