Results of retrograde intramedullary osteosynthesis in femur fractures, Analysis of 196 consecutive cases.

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Results of retrograde intramedullary osteosynthesis in femur fractures, Analysis of 196 consecutive cases.

  • Horacio Tabares Neyra
  • Horacio Tabares Sáez

*Corresponding Author: Horacio Tabares Neyra, Havana Medical University.

Citation: Horacio Tabares Neyra, Horacio Tabares Sáez. (2024), Results of retrograde intramedullary osteosynthesis in femur fractures, Analysis of 196 consecutive cases. J Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma Care, 6(8); DOI:10.31579/2694-0248/112

Copyright: © 2024, Horacio Tabares Neyra. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: 17 November 2024 | Accepted: 25 November 2024 | Published: 02 December 2024

Keywords: Femur shaft fracture; retrograde nailing; results

Abstract

Introduction: Fractures of the femoral shaft have a high annual incidence. Factors that determine surgical management include fracture location, degree of comminution, concomitant injuries, and preoperative functional status. The retrograde femoral nail has been shown to be a safe alternative, especially in bilateral or distal femur fractures, ipsilateral femoral neck or tibia fractures, obesity, and abdominal and pelvic trauma. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the indications, surgical technique, investigate the incidence and severity of knee pain after retrograde intramedullary nailing of femur fractures and thus better understand the functional results using osteosynthesis with retrograde nails in femoral shaft fractures. 

Methods: All patients undergoing retrograde intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fractures between June 2017 and August 2023 at a level 1 trauma center were reviewed. One year of follow-up or documented fracture healing were required. Records were reviewed for documentation of septic arthritis of the ipsilateral knee during the follow-up period.

Results: The fractures were classified, according to AO/OTA, as: 80 type 32A (42 - 32A1, 20 - 32A2 and 18 - 32A3); 60 type 32B (33 - 32B2, 27 - 32B3) and 56 type 32C (29 - 32AC2 and 27 - 32AC3). The average time to union was 19,5 weeks. There was one case of delayed union. The average knee range of motion was 130º of flexion (minimum 100º and maximum 150º). Eight patients (4,08%) reported knee pain.

Conclusions: The retrograde nail for the treatment of femur diaphyseal fractures achieves consolidation results similar to those of the antegrade femur nail. Its possible advantages are the simple technique, shorter surgical time and the possibility of operating without the use of a traction table. 

Introduction

Fractures of the femoral shaft have a high incidence. Most occur due to high-energy mechanisms, but they can also occur from low-energy falls, especially in older populations. These fractures may be associated with additional injuries or multisystem trauma, posing many challenges to the treating orthopaedic surgeon[1].

Femoral shaft fractures have an annual incidence of 10 to 21 per 100,000 persons, with a bimodal distribution that peaks among younger men and older women. These injuries demonstrate peak incidences among younger men (15-35 years) and older women (over 60 years).[2-4] 

Femoral shaft fractures in young men are often attributed to high-energy trauma, including motor vehicle collisions, falls from height, and gunshot wounds. In contrast, older women sustain this injury secondary to low-energy mechanisms, such as falls from height, often in the setting of underlying osteoporosis. [1]

There are numerous treatment options to stabilize femoral shaft fractures. The most common method is intramedullary nailing via an antegrade approach at the hip or retrograde approach at the knee. Intramedullary nailing is a proven and effective method for the treatment of femoral shaft fractures. The appropriate entry site can facilitate nail insertion, affect fracture reduction, and prevent complications. [5-7]

Although either end of the femur is suitable, there is debate in the literature regarding antegrade versus retrograde entry and, in antegrade nailing, the choice of the piriform fossa versus the greater trochanter as the entry point. [5-9]

Antegrade nailing is useful for the treatment of proximal femoral fractures; however, studies have found that it causes damage to the hip abductors and sometimes the pudendal nerve if the patient is supine on a fracture table.[5,10]

Retrograde nailing is advantageous for patients with multiple injuries, patients with ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures, and obese patients; However, it may be associated with higher rates of knee pain and lower union rates.[11-12]

The retrograde femoral nail has gained popularity since its original description by Swiontowski in which an extra-articular approach to the distal femur was described. It was subsequently modified to an intra-articular and intracondylar approach, as described by Patterson in 1995. Retrograde placement of a femoral nail initially emerged as an attractive alternative in supracondylar or low diaphyseal femoral fractures to minimize complications associated with antegrade intramedullary nailing and simplify the procedure. Later, its indication was extended to diaphyseal fractures in the previously described scenarios; due to the relative ease of the procedure, its indications were expanded.[13]

Factors that determine surgical management include fracture location, degree of comminution, concomitant injuries, and preoperative functional status. The retrograde femoral nail has been shown to be a safe alternative, especially in bilateral or distal femur fractures, ipsilateral femoral neck or tibia fractures, obesity, and abdominal and pelvic trauma.[14]

Considering the controversial aspects regarding the indication of surgical treatment by means of retrograde intramedullary nail osteosynthesis for femoral shaft fractures, we posed the hypothesis that “Performing surgical treatment consisting of retrograde intramedullary osteosynthesis in patients diagnosed with femoral shaft fracture produces results classified as good, with a low incidence of complications”. In order to respond to our hypothesis in the solution of the aforementioned scientific problem, we planned a prospective longitudinal intervention research, type of case series, with elderly patients diagnosed with femoral shaft fracture and treated by surgical treatment with retrograde intramedullary osteosynthesis in the orthopedics and traumatology service of the “Calixto García” University Hospital.

Purpose

Characterize the sample according to biomedical variables; Evaluate the indications, incidence and severity of knee pain after retrograde intramedullary nailing of femur fractures and thus better understand the functional results using osteosynthesis with retrograde nails in femoral shaft fractures and demonstrate the results obtained through the application of evaluation instruments.

Materials and Methods

All patients undergoing retrograde intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fractures between June 2017 and August 2023 at a level 1 trauma center were reviewed. 

Figure 1. Guide for placing the guide wire for retrograde nailing of the femur. 

Source: Garg A, Saini A, Gupta A, Sharma R, Mishra RK. 

One year of follow-up or documented fracture healing were required. Records were reviewed for documentation of septic arthritis of the ipsilateral knee during the follow-up period.

Figure 2. Recommended trajectory in AP and Lateral views, for retrograde intramedullary nailing of the femur. 

SourceDeCoster ThA, Patti BN. Retrograde Nailing for Treating Femoral Shaft Fractures: A Review. UNMORJ 2018; 7:46-54.

Results

A total of 230 potentially eligible patient, The sample was limited to 196 patients after the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of them, 82 were women (41.8%) and 114 men (58.2%) with a mean age of 37.7 ± 1.5 years. It was decided to determine the body mass index, due to its relationship with the possibility of performing the reduction and placement of the retrograde intramedullary nail in a closed manner; the mean body mass index found was 27 ± 3.7 Kg/m2

There were 20 open fractures (seven grade I, six grade II and seven grade III). There was a predominance of associated injuries in the musculoskeletal system (MSS), with a mean surgical time of just over an hour, little blood loss and a mean period until consolidation of 19.5 weeks. All of this is visible in Table 1.

Table 1. Biomedical variables of the sample.

Variable                                   Records                                 % 

     Age                                Mean 37,7±1,5 

Sex 

Male                                       N = 114                                 58,2% 

Female                                   N =   82                                41,8% 

Body mass index                     Average value 27 ± 3,7 Kg/m2 

AO/OTA Classification               

     32A                                     N = 80                                  40,8% 

      32B                                      N = 60                                  30,6% 

      32C                                      N = 56                                  28,6% 

Open fracture  (N = 20)       Gustilo-Anderson classification 

          I                                        N = 7                                    35,0% 

          II                                       N = 6                                    30,0% 

   III A                                  N = 4                                   20,0% 

   III B                                  N = 3                                   15,0% 

Associated injuries 

From SOMA                             N = 92                                46,9% 

From other organs/ systems    N = 27                                13,77% 

Cause of fracture 

Car crash                                  N = 122                               62,2% 

Other causes                            N =  74                                37,8% 

Surgical time                           Mean 74 ± 15 minutes 

Surgical blood loss                 Mean 205 ± 23ml 

Time to consolidation             Mean 19,5 weeks (14 - 28) 

 Source: Data collection form.

We think that the type of fracture according to the AO/OTA classification can influence both the consolidation time and the possible complications that could arise. It should be noted that there was no predominance of any of the types studied. The fractures were classified, according to AO/OTA, as: 80 type 32A (42 - 32A1, 20 - 32A2 and 18 - 32A3); 60 type 32B (33 - 32B2, 27 - 32B3) and 56 type 32C (29 - 32AC2 and 27 - 32AC3). The method used to perform fracture reduction is shown in Table 2, where the clear predominance of the closed reduction option can be seen.

Table 2. Fracture reduction technique.

Classification         reduction            screw           clamp           reduction 

   AO/OTA                Closed               Poller      Percutaneous       Open

    32A                     56(70,0)              4(5,0)           7(8,6)            13(16,4) 

    32B                     38(63,3)              3(5,0)           8(13,4)          11(18,3) 

    32C                     36(63,2)              2(3,5)         10(17,5)            8(15,8) 

Shown as: count (percentage)

 Source: Data collection form. 

Note: % of the total of each type of fracture. 

ANOVA Kruskal Wallis H= 4.821; 1 df p=0.017 

In relation to the complications encountered, the X-rays taken at one year of follow-up showed that four patients had a slight varus deviation (< 10>

Only on three occasions, open fractures classified as IIIA and IIIB, developed superficial infections that required a greater number of healing sessions, and administration of antibiotics, but the final result was the cure of these infections. In no case was there a process of septic arthritis of the knee. One patient with a bilateral fracture developed a deep vein thrombosis in the immediate postoperative period, which was treated with the administration of anticoagulants, achieving healing.

Regarding the postoperative pain variable, with the use of the visual analog scale, it was found that 188 patients were placed in category 0 (95.9%), another six were placed in category 1 (3,08%) and the remaining two was classified as 2 (1,02%). 

Those who oppose retrograde nailing of fractures of the diaphysis of the femur, refer to the possible limitation of postoperative mobility of the knee and the presence of pain at that level. In this work, the modified HSS knee scoring system was used to determine the quality of knee mobility one year after surgery in our 196 patients. We show the results of the application of this scale in relation to the types of fractures, taking into account the feasibility of individual rehabilitation guided by a rehabilitation technician.

Table 3. Results of the modified HSS “knee scoring system” scale-AO/OTA classification.

Scale modified “Knee scoring system”Classification (AO/OTA)Total
32A32B32C
No%No%No%No%
Excellent7694,75591,75191,018292,9
Good33,835,035,494,6
Border line11,523,323,652,5
Bad--------
Total801006010056100196100
Total %40,830,628,6100,0

Source: Data collection form.

Discussion

Fractures of the diaphysis of the femur occur in older patients (after suffering mild or moderate trauma and with poor bone quality) and in young patients (due to high-energy trauma and after suffering traffic and work accidents). The diagnosis is based on the general symptomatology of the fractures and on the plain radiograph; a computed axial tomography (CT) scan is often necessary in order to visualize intercondylar lines not visible on the plain radiograph, the existence of which may modify the therapeutic suitability.

As reported by most of the authors reviewed, in this study there was a predominance of men over women with fractures of the femoral shaft.

The type of treatment is conditioned by the patient's bone quality, the patient's functional capacity and the type of fracture that occurs, with the most commonly used classification being AO/OTA. All the studies reviewed use the AO/OTA classification to determine the type of fracture to which retrograde interlocking is performed; Breyer found that all of them could be classified as OTA 32 or 33 (supracondylar) in his 53 femur fractures.4 Gill reported seven patients 33A1, 10 type 33A2 and three type 33A3.10 In this study, of the 196 fractures of the femoral shaft treated, 80 corresponded to type 32A, 60 to 32B and 56 to type 32C of the AO/OTA classification. 

One of the recognized advantages of the retrograde approach for intramedullary nailing of femur fractures is the comfort in the supine position, to treat other associated injuries. The findings of this study were that in 119 fractures, there were lesions that indicated the use of the retrograde approach, 47 fractures of the pelvis, seven of the acetabulum, 28 of the ipsilateral tibia shaft causing floating knee (five of them open), 10 fractures of the contralateral femur (two open), as well as 27 injuries of other systems (skull, chest and abdomen). 

In our series, 18 patients with bilateral fractures were found, 106 were in the right lower limb and 72 in the left. 

The main cause of fractures in this study was automobile accidents (N = 122, 62,24%), while Shafiq found 100 fractures (71.43%) due to this cause, 30 fractures (21.43%) due to falls and the rest due to other causes.19 It is evident that there is similarity among most of the authors consulted in that traffic accidents are the main cause of fractures of the femoral shaft. 

Regarding surgical time and transsurgical blood loss; Salphale reported a mean surgical time of 60 ± 10 minutes and a mean surgical blood loss of 80 ml.16 Garg in his work found an operative time of 125 ± 10.15 minutes and a blood loss of 230 ± 20.5 ml.13 Gill reported a surgical time of 102.3 ± 20.6 with a blood loss of 323.0 ± 74.3.10 For Neubauer the mean surgical time was 86.2 min (minimum 26 min/maximum 219 min).17 According to Gurkan, their mean surgical time was greater than 131 min when fracture reduction was performed open, and 127.5 min on percutaneous reduction occasions, while the mean blood loss was 720 mL (range 300-1200) for open approaches, and 357 mL (range 250-500) for percutaneous approaches.18 In this study, the mean surgical time was 74 ± 15 min with an operative blood loss of 205 ± 23 ml. 

The vast majority of the authors report similar indices of bone consolidation between the anterograde and retrograde approaches. Our average time to bone healing was 19.5 weeks with a range between 14 and 28 weeks. 

In fact, the complications found in this study were few, which is related to what was found by other authors. 

In this study, the modified "knee scoring system" scale of the Hospital de Cirugía Especiales was used, finding that one year after surgical treatment 182 knees (92,9%) were classified as EXCELLENT, nine (4,6%) as GOOD and five knee (2,5%) as BORDERLINE.

Conclusion

The retrograde nail for the treatment of femur diaphyseal fractures achieves consolidation results similar to those of the antegrade femur nail. Its possible advantages are the simple technique, shorter surgical time and the possibility of operating without the use of a traction table. 

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Dr Maria Dolores Gomez Barriga

Dear Monica Gissare, - Editorial Coordinator of Nutrition and Food Processing. ¨My testimony with you is truly professional, with a positive response regarding the follow-up of the article and its review, you took into account my qualities and the importance of the topic¨.

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Dr Maria Regina Penchyna Nieto

Dear Dr. Jessica Magne, Editorial Coordinator 0f Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions, The review process for the article “The Handling of Anti-aggregants and Anticoagulants in the Oncologic Heart Patient Submitted to Surgery” was extremely rigorous and detailed. From the initial submission to the final acceptance, the editorial team at the “Journal of Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions” demonstrated a high level of professionalism and dedication. The reviewers provided constructive and detailed feedback, which was essential for improving the quality of our work. Communication was always clear and efficient, ensuring that all our questions were promptly addressed. The quality of the “Journal of Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions” is undeniable. It is a peer-reviewed, open-access publication dedicated exclusively to disseminating high-quality research in the field of clinical cardiology and cardiovascular interventions. The journal's impact factor is currently under evaluation, and it is indexed in reputable databases, which further reinforces its credibility and relevance in the scientific field. I highly recommend this journal to researchers looking for a reputable platform to publish their studies.

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Dr Marcelo Flavio Gomes Jardim Filho

Dear Editorial Coordinator of the Journal of Nutrition and Food Processing! "I would like to thank the Journal of Nutrition and Food Processing for including and publishing my article. The peer review process was very quick, movement and precise. The Editorial Board has done an extremely conscientious job with much help, valuable comments and advices. I find the journal very valuable from a professional point of view, thank you very much for allowing me to be part of it and I would like to participate in the future!”

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Zsuzsanna Bene

Dealing with The Journal of Neurology and Neurological Surgery was very smooth and comprehensive. The office staff took time to address my needs and the response from editors and the office was prompt and fair. I certainly hope to publish with this journal again.Their professionalism is apparent and more than satisfactory. Susan Weiner

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Dr Susan Weiner

My Testimonial Covering as fellowing: Lin-Show Chin. The peer reviewers process is quick and effective, the supports from editorial office is excellent, the quality of journal is high. I would like to collabroate with Internatioanl journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews.

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Lin-Show Chin

My experience publishing in Psychology and Mental Health Care was exceptional. The peer review process was rigorous and constructive, with reviewers providing valuable insights that helped enhance the quality of our work. The editorial team was highly supportive and responsive, making the submission process smooth and efficient. The journal's commitment to high standards and academic rigor makes it a respected platform for quality research. I am grateful for the opportunity to publish in such a reputable journal.

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Sonila Qirko

My experience publishing in International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews was exceptional. I Come forth to Provide a Testimonial Covering the Peer Review Process and the editorial office for the Professional and Impartial Evaluation of the Manuscript.

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Luiz Sellmann