Femoral Fracture

KOLOA, Hawaii — Orthopedic surgeons need to know the medial pathoanatomy of the femoral neck and obtain a high-quality reduction in the treatment of “young” femoral neck fractures, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Frank A. Liporace, MD, offered several tips and techniques for treating patients with tricky distal femur fractures.

Results presented at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting showed short proximal femoral nails may toggle secondary to a proximal fixation defect if used for intertrochanteric fractures in patients with wide medullary canals.

Osteoporosis and osteopenia may be underdiagnosed and undertreated among patients treated for a periprosthetic fracture following total hip arthroplasty, according to published results.

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite an increase in the number of prophylactic fixation procedures of the femur performed among Medicare patients from 2000 to 2021, results showed the average reimbursement of this procedure decreased by nearly 50%.

WAILEA, Hawaii — At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Derek J. Donegan, MD, shared five tips for the treatment of hip and femur fractures.

According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, patients who underwent surgery for a femoral fragility fracture lost an average of 2.4 kg or 9% of skeletal muscle mass at 6 weeks after injury.

Published results showed hemiarthroplasty was associated with a lower risk of hip dislocation at 1 year compared with total hip arthroplasty, although researchers questioned whether the results are clinically significant.

The probability of infection increases by 0.17% for every 6-hour delay in debridement for patients who undergo intramedullary nailing of an open femoral or tibial fracture, according to published results.

LAS VEGAS — Patients with metaphyseal distal femur fractures had earlier callus formation and bone healing 12 weeks after receiving lateral bridge plates composed of titanium vs. stainless steel, according to presented data.