Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2021, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (36): 5838-5843.doi: 10.12307/2021.352

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One-stage reconstruction of the lateral wall of comminuted reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures: how to improve the biomechanical stability of bone after repair

Wu Zhonghan, Xu Xinzhong, Zhang Jisen, Zhao Yao, Ye Shuming, Yu Shuisheng, Sun Jian, Jing Juehua   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
  • Received:2021-03-12 Revised:2021-03-15 Accepted:2021-04-15 Online:2021-12-28 Published:2021-09-18
  • Contact: Jing Juehua, MD, Professor, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
  • About author:Wu Zhonghan, Master candidate, Department of Orthopedics, Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Scientific Research Foundation Program of Anhui Medical University in 2019, No. xkj2019131 (to XXZ)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Since the beginning of the 21st century, one-stage repair of the lateral wall has become a problem to be considered in the internal fixation of femoral intertrochanteric fractures with lateral wall injury with the continuous improvement of the understanding of the anatomical structure of the proximal femur.
OBJECTIVE: To review common surgical methods for reconstruction of the lateral wall of comminuted reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures (AO/OTA classification system: type A3.3 fracture) in recent years, compare the advantages and disadvantages of different treatment options, and look forward to the development direction of reestablishment of the lateral wall.
METHODS: The author searched databases including Wanfang, CNKI and PubMed for domestic and foreign relevant articles with key words “type A3.3, comminuted, reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures, lateral wall, internal fixation operation, repairment and reconstruction” in Chinese and English. The search time was from 2014 to 2021 and a total of 69 articles were selected for review. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) For comminuted reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures, simple extramedullary fixation can reestablish the lateral wall while having a better anti-rotation performance, but brings more soft tissue exfoliations and poorer biomechanical performance. (2) Intramedullary fixation combined with extramedullary fixation inevitably destroys soft tissues and the blood supply, but it has the advantages of maintaining biomechanical stability, the low failure rate, and the significant better effect of improving the function of hip joint than that of simple extramedullary fixation. (3) Among them, the osteosynthesis that proximal femoral nail antirotation combined with minimally invasive percutaneous plate represents intramedullary combined with limited extramedullary fixation, and it effectively reduces the trauma of combined fixation and has the best comprehensive curative effect, and also reveals the prospects based on the rationale of minimal invasion.

Key words: reverse oblique intertrochanteric fractures, A3.3, comminuted, lateral wall, internal fixation, repairment and reconstruction, review

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