TY  - JOUR
T1  - Clamp-Assisted Reduction of High Subtrochanteric Fractures of the FemurSurgical Technique
AU  - Afsari, Alan
AU  - Liporace, Frank
AU  - Lindvall, Eric
AU  - Infante, Jr. ,Anthony
AU  - Sagi, Henry C.
AU  - Haidukewych, George J.
Y1  - 2010/09/01
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.J.00158
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 217
EP  - 225
VL  - 92
IS  - Supplement_1_Part_2
N2  - BACKGROUND: 
  Subtrochanteric fractures can be a treatment challenge. The substantial forces that this region experiences and the fact that the proximal fragment is frequently displaced make accurate reduction and internal fixation difficult. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a series of patients who had undergone clamp-assisted reduction and intramedullary nail fixation to determine the impact of this technique on fracture union rates and reduction quality.METHODS: 
  Between December 2003 and January 2007, fifty-five consecutive patients with a displaced high subtrochanteric femoral fracture were treated with clamp-assisted reduction and intramedullary nail fixation at two level-I trauma centers. Two patients died, and nine were lost to follow-up. The remaining forty-four patients were followed until union or a minimum of six months. There were twenty-seven male and seventeen female patients with a mean age of fifty-five years. All were treated with an antegrade statically locked nail implanted with a reaming technique as well as the assistance of a reduction clamp placed through a small lateral incision. Nine patients were treated with a single supplemental cerclage cable. Radiographs were evaluated for the quality of the reduction and fracture union.RESULTS: 
  Forty-three of the forty-four fractures united. All reductions were within 5° of the anatomic position in both the frontal and the sagittal plane. Thirty-eight (86%) of the forty-four reductions were anatomic. Six fractures had a minor varus deformity of the proximal fragment (between 2° and 5°). There were no complications.DISCUSSION: 
  Surgical treatment of subtrochanteric femoral fractures with clamp-assisted reduction and intramedullary nail fixation techniques with judicious use of a cerclage cable can result in excellent reductions and a high union rate. Careful attention to detail is important to perform these maneuvers with minimal additional soft-tissue disruption.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 
   Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.ORIGINAL ABSTRACT CITATION: 
  "Clamp-Assisted Reduction of High Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur" (2009;91:1913-8).
SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.J.00158
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.J.00158
ER  -