Abstract
Introduction Injuries of the proximal femur remains a significant problem of management in the elderly persons. The traditional approach comprising osteosynthesis of bone fragments is a method of choice in standard situations but showed to be insufficient in patients with an increased body mass index (BMI). Significant delay in full weight-bearing walking ability in this group of patients after fixation with dynamic systems needs to be solved with a nonstandard approach to their treatment. Therefore, arthroplasty after fractures of the proximal femur allows us to hope for an improved walking already in the early stages of rehabilitation in such a difficult group of patients. Methods Early results of hip replacement in 52 patients with fractures of the proximal femur were analyzed. They were divided into two groups: group I with obesity (28 cases, BMI ≥ 25) and group II with a normal body weight (24 cases, BMI less 25). Intraoperative and postoperative hemoglobin and blood loss counts, duration of the operation, frequency of early complications and the Harris hip score at six and 12 months after surgery were compared. Results Statistical analysis of the parameters showed a significant relationship between overweight, duration of the operation and blood loss, as well as clinical and functional treatment outcomes at six months after joint replacement measured with HHS scale (p less 0.05). Significant efficiency of arthroplasty was revealed in the rehabilitation period. Conclusion Obesity complicates hip arthroplasty but significantly affects the body response of patients with injuries in the hip area only in the early stages of treatment.
Highlights
Injuries of the proximal femur remains a significant problem of management in the elderly persons
One of the issues which is little studied in arthroplasty is the impact of overweight, which was considered a relative contraindication to arthroplasty in the era of the method establishment
The study was conducted at the department of the Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan in Kazan between March 2017 and March 2018. It met the rules and conditions of the Helsinki declaration of the World Health Organization on Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects amended in 2000 and Rules of Clinical Practice in the Russian Federation adopted by the ministry of health of the Russian Federation on 19.06.2003, order 266
Summary
Injuries of the proximal femur remains a significant problem of management in the elderly persons. Significant delay in full weight-bearing walking ability in this group of patients after fixation with dynamic systems needs to be solved with a non-standard approach to their treatment. Arthroplasty after fractures of the proximal femur allows us to hope for an improved walking already in the early stages of rehabilitation in such a difficult group of patients. A low risk of complications and an early activity of patients after the interventions are the factors that make arthroplasty popular. A background of comorbidities in elderly patients poses a number of problems for the doctor and requires increased attention to the inpatient phase of treatment. One of the issues which is little studied in arthroplasty is the impact of overweight, which was considered a relative contraindication to arthroplasty in the era of the method establishment
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