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1. A novel instrument for ligament balancing: a biomechanical study in human cadaveric knees

Author

Lars H. W. Engseth, Jørgen Grønsund, Eirik Aunan, Jan Egil Brattgjerd, Anselm Schulz, Gilbert Moatshe, and Stephan M. Röhrl

Subjects
Pie‐crusting, Balancing, Soft tissue balance, Medial collateral ligament, MCL, Bellemans, Orthopedic surgery, RD701-811
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Abstract Purpose Ligament balancing is a prerequisite for good function and survival in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Various balancing techniques exist, but none have shown superior results. The pie‐crusting technique by Bellemans of the medial collateral ligament is commonly utilized; however, it can be difficult to achieve repeatable ligament lengthening with this technique. Therefore, we invented a novel instrument to standardize the pie‐crusting technique of the superficial and deep medial collateral ligament (hereafter MCL). The purpose was to examine if pie‐crusting with the instrument could produce repeatable ligament lengthening. Methods The MCL was isolated in 16 human cadaveric knees, and subjected to axial tension. The instrument was composed of a specific grid of holes in rows, used to guide sequential pie‐crusting puncturing of the MCL with a Ø1.6 mm end‐cutting cannula. Ligament lengthening was measured after each row of punctures. Regression analysis was performed on the results. Results Mean lengthening ± SD in human cadaveric MCL for puncturing of row 1 in the instrument was 0.06 ± 0.09 mm, 0.06 ± 0.04 mm for row 2, 0.09 ± 0.08 mm for row 3, 0.06 ± 0.05 mm for row 4 and 0.06 ± 0.04 mm for row 5, giving a mean total lengthening of 0.33 ± 0.20 mm. Linear regression revealed that MCLs were repeatably lengthened by 0.07 mm per row when punctured using the instrument. Conclusions MCLs showed linear lengthening in human cadavers for subsequent use of the instrument. Our instrument shows promising results for repeatable ligament lengthening.

Published
2023
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2. Biomechanical comparison of tension band wiring and plate fixation with locking screws in transverse olecranon fractures

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Gilbert Moatshe, Jan Erik Madsen, Kaare S. Midtgaard, Endre Soreide, Gunnar B Flugsrud, and Jan Egil Brattgjerd

Subjects
musculoskeletal diseases, Intra-Articular Fractures, Olecranon, Bone Screws, Elbow, Fracture Fixation, Internal, 03 medical and health sciences, Fixation (surgical), 0302 clinical medicine, Elbow Joint, Cadaver, medicine, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Olecranon Process, Range of Motion, Articular, Aged, Orthodontics, 030222 orthopedics, Universal testing machine, business.industry, Tension band wiring, Biomechanics, 030229 sport sciences, General Medicine, Middle Aged, musculoskeletal system, medicine.disease, Ulna Fractures, Equipment Failure Analysis, medicine.anatomical_structure, Olecranon fracture, Surgery, business, Cadaveric spasm, Bone Wires
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Background Tension band wiring (TBW) is the standard method for treating transverse olecranon fractures, but high rates of complications and reoperations have been reported. Plate fixation (PF) with locking screws has been introduced as an alternative method that may retain the fracture reduction better with a higher load to failure. Methods Twenty paired cadaveric elbows were used. All soft tissues except for the triceps tendon were removed. A standardized transverse fracture was created, and each pair was allocated randomly to TBW or PF with locking screws. The triceps tendon was mounted to the materials testing machine with the elbow in 90° of flexion. Construct stiffness was compared 3 times. Then, the elbows underwent a chair lift-off test by loading the triceps tendon to 300 N for 500 cycles. Finally, a load-to-failure test was performed, and failure mechanism was recorded. Results The construct stiffness of PF was higher in the first of 3 measurements. No difference was observed in the cyclic test or in load to failure. Hardware failure was the failure mechanism in 8 of 10 TBW constructs, and all failures occurred directly under the twists of the metal wire. Hardware failure was the cause of failure in only 1 elbow in the PF group (P Conclusion There was no difference in fracture displacement following fixation with TBW and PF with locking screws in transverse olecranon fractures. However, assessment of the mode of hardware failure identified the metal cerclage twist as the weakest link in the TBW construct.

Published
2020

3. The stabilising effect by a novel cable cerclage configuration in long cephalomedullary nailing of subtrochanteric fractures with a posteromedial wedge

Author

Knut Strømsøe, Harald Steen, Jan Egil Brattgjerd, Sanyalak Niratisairak, Pavel Mukherjee, and Jan Rune Nilssen

Subjects
business.product_category, medicine.medical_treatment, Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena, Biophysics, Bone Nails, Osteotomy, Models, Biological, law.invention, Intramedullary rod, 03 medical and health sciences, Fixation (surgical), 0302 clinical medicine, Traction, law, Humans, Subtrochanteric Fractures, Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Femur, Orthodontics, Analysis of Variance, Hip Fractures, business.industry, Biomechanics, 030229 sport sciences, Internal Fixators, Wedge (mechanical device), Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Bone Wires
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Background Clinical studies suggest that an adjunctive cerclage in intramedullary nailing of subtrochanteric fractures improves the outcome. Despite this, to what extent various cerclage configurations influences the fixation strength, remains undocumented. We tested the hypothesis that the stability of subtrochanteric fractures with a posteromedial wedge treated with long cephalomedullary nail varies with cerclage configuration. Methods 40 composite femurs with a subtrochanteric osteotomy including a posteromedial-wedge were locked by cephalomedullary nailing (T2 recon, Stryker) and divided into 4 groups. In Group-A no cerclage was applied. The Group-B received a lateral tension-band (cerclage cable with crimp, Depuy-Synthes). Without any fixation, the wedge-component was removed in these groups. The Group-C was fixed with a cerclage encircling the wedge-component, while in the Group-D a novel figure-of-8 cerclage stabilised the wedge-component. Each femur was tested quasi-static in a material-testing-machine for stiffness calculation, first horizontally to simulate seated-position and then vertically to simulate standing-position. Finally, cyclic testing was performed in the upright-posture to measure deformation over time. Findings In Group-D the mean stiffness in the sitting-position was 6.4, 5.8 and 3.1 times higher than the Groups-A, B and C, respectively, and correspondingly 2.0, 2.1 and 1.7 times higher in the standing-position (p

Published
2019

4. Intermediate Dynamic Compression and Decreased Posterior Tilt With Interlocked Pins in Femoral Neck Fixation in Synthetic Bone

Author

Sanyalak Niratisairak, Knut Strømsøe, Harald Steen, and Jan Egil Brattgjerd

Subjects
Orthodontics, 030222 orthopedics, business.product_category, Materials science, Femur Neck, Fissure, Biomedical Engineering, Stiffness, 030208 emergency & critical care medicine, Compression (physics), Wedge (mechanical device), 03 medical and health sciences, Fixation (surgical), Femoral head, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine.anatomical_structure, Physiology (medical), medicine, Implant, medicine.symptom, business, Technical Briefs, Femoral neck
Abstract

Fixation failure with resulting non-union is the key complication after femoral neck fixation. It can be avoided by permitting dynamic compression and reducing rotation and posterior tilt of the femoral head. To achieve this, a novel implant that features an interlocking plate with three hook-pins (The Hansson Pinloc® System) was developed from the original two hook-pins. Only an enhanced torsional fixation by the implant modification is reported. The purpose was to compare the biomechanical compressive and bending stability of the original and modified implant in femoral neck fixation. To analyze the contribution of both modified components, three individual pins were included, although not in regular use. Forty-eight synthetic femurs with mid-cervical wedge osteotomies were fixated by two pins or identical triangular pin patterns with or without the plate. Eight specimens of each group were loaded cyclically in compression with an inferior wedge to simulate stance and anteroposterior bending with a posterior wedge to imitate sitting down. The clinically relevant stability measurements were stiffness and deformation. Fissure formation defined failure. The novel implant improved bending stability by 30% increased stiffness, 44% reduced deformation, and less frequent posterior neck fissure formation (p

Published
2021

5. Real time monitoring of screw insertion using acoustic emission can predict screw stripping in human cancellous bone

Author

B. J. Wright, Stephen Grigg, A.S. Bergsaker, Harald Steen, Rhys Pullin, and Jan Egil Brattgjerd

Subjects
Time Factors, Materials science, Bone density, Bone Screws, Biophysics, Stripping (fiber), Condyle, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Bone Density, medicine, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Femur, Bone mineral, Synthetic bone, Acoustics, 030229 sport sciences, Biomechanical Phenomena, medicine.anatomical_structure, Compressive strength, Surgery, Computer-Assisted, Torque, Acoustic emission, Cancellous Bone, Cancellous bone, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Biomedical engineering
Abstract

Background\ud To develop experience, orthopaedic surgeons train their own proprioception to detect torque during screw insertion. This experience is acquired over time and when implanting conventional/non-locked screws in osteopenic cancellous bone the experienced surgeon still strips between 38 and 45%. Technology needs to be investigated to reduce stripping rates. Acoustic-Emission technology has the ability to detect stress wave energy transmitted through a screw during insertion into synthetic bone. Our hypothesis is Acoustic-Emission waves can be detected through standard orthopaedic screwdrivers while advancing screws through purchase and overtightening in cancellous human bone with different bone mineral densities replicating the clinical state.\ud Methods\ud 77 non-locking 4 mm and 6.5 mm diameter cancellous bone screws were inserted through to stripping into the lateral condylar area of 6 pairs of embalmed distal femurs. Specimens had varying degrees of bone mineral density determined by quantitative CT. Acoustic-Emission energy and axial force were detected for each test.\ud Results\ud The tests showed a significant high correlation between bone mineral density and Acoustic-Emission energy with R = 0.74. A linear regression model with the mean stripping load as the dependent variable and mean Acoustic-Emission energy, bone mineral densities and screw size as the independent variables resulted in r 2 = 0.94.\ud Interpretation\ud This experiment succeeded in testing real time Acoustic-Emission monitoring of screw purchase and overtightening in human bone. Acoustic-Emission energy and axial compressive force have positive high correlation to bone mineral density. The purpose is to develop a known technology and apply it to improve the bone-metal construct strength by reducing human error of screw overtightening.

Published
2020

6. Wound Surface Area as a Risk Factor for Flap Complications among Patients with Open Fractures

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Bernhard Flatøy, Dominique M. Rouleau, Ripley Worman, Eric Ritchie, Brian Drew, Hilde Apold, J. Adam Smitherman, Kyle J. Jeray, P Beaumont, Kim Madden, Arjun Patil, Karine Tardif, Brad Pilkey, Cathrine Aga, Alexandre Denault, Fathima Adamsahib, Joseph O'Neill, James R. Ringler, Claude T. Moorman, Brian Mullis, Håvard Furunes, Jason Stoneback, Paul A. Martineau, S. Brennan McClure, Karyn Moon, Greg Etherington, Rejean Dumais, Ivan S. Tarkin, Stephanie L. Tanner, Terry Axelrod, Joy M. Bradford-Johnson, Chantal Théorêt, Ellen Langslet, Ali Al-Ashtari, Valda Frizzell, Ria De Gorter, Michel Malo, M.M. (Molly M.) Moore, Andrew R. Evans, Ramnov Andreson, Lauren C. Leffler, Nigar Sultana, Michelle Arakgi, Richard Freeman, Scott E Porter, John Murnaghan, Lisa K. Cannada, Joseph Alderete, Desmond Kwok, Michael D. McKee, Deepali Nassikars, Michael J. Bosse, Richard Jenkinson, Kevin Kuhn, Michael H. Weber, David R. Goetz, Robert Marien, Eric Lenczner, Katrine Milner, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Ajay Gupta, Farhad Moola, Torben Ianssen, Saam Morshed, Meir Marmor, Stephen P. Kingwell, Chetan Metha, Michael Connally, J. David Amirault, François Vézina, Oliver Muller, Joseph R. Hsu, Catherine Coady, Grant E. Garrigues, Diane Nam, Lori Kramer Clark, Taylor Vlack, J. Scott Broderick, Bang Hoang, Rebecca G. Snider, Anne Christine Brekke, Richard T. Laughlin, Ida Sletten, Lisa Buckingham, Jason Vourazeris, Gordon H. Guyatt, Darius Viskontas, Asgeir Amundsen, Travis C. Burns, Elton R Edwards, Edward J. Harvey, David Stephen, Eugene Wai, Michael R. Jabara, Andrea Garza, Austin D. Hill, Kevin R. Gurr, Stephen D. Walter, David J. Bielema, Karl D Shively, John Sadler, Mark D Macleod, Geir Aasmund Hjorthaug, Anthony Beardmore, Markku T Nousiainen, Vivek V. Jabade, Rani Rai, Kelly Trask, Julia Lee, Rena L. Stewart, Paula McKay, Emil H. Schemitsch, Sheila Sprague, Allen Diane, Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde, Ryan T. Bicknell, Nicolas Patenaude, Kevin L. Kirk, Paul Tornetta, Joshua A. Baumfeld, Christopher S. Bailey, Douglas G. Altman, Monica Kunz, Robert E. Turcotte, Kristen Walick, David P. Zamorano, Vinod Arora, Bernard Laliberté, Max Talbot, Jerald R. Westberg, Tore Fjalestad, Benjamin B. Barden, Chetan Prabhakar Puram, Andrew Gong, Shalini Ramasunder, Petter Iversen, R. Lee Murphy, Jean François Joncas, Timothy J. Miller, Raymond A. Pensy, Michael J. Maughon, Lori Wood, Robert G. McCormack, Dmitry Tuder, Veronica M R Wadey, Timothy Carey, Kristoff Reid, Patrick Henry, Anthony S. Rhorer, Marc André Magalhaes-Grave, Vinit Yadav, Michael J. Prayson, John Clarke-Jenssen, Vera Halvorsen, Kerry Tai, Narayan J. Karne, Stéphane Leduc, Kathryn Hornbuckle, Melissa M. Earles, Joel S. Finkelstein, Robin R. Richards, Joseph Cox, Tor Nicolaysen, Lisa Blackrick, Arthur Kreitenberg, Aaron T. Creek, Debra L. Sietsema, Peder Bogsti, Mark Glazebrook, Donna Lopez, Martin Bédard, Michael L. Beckish, Jonathan Kwong, Peter A. Siska, John A. Tanksley, Brett D. Crist, François Cabana, Mary Fan, Annie Deshaies, Debra Bartley, Nurit Shadmi, Wesley G. Lackey, Henry Ahn, Rachel M. Reilly, Linda K. Anderson, Dustin M. Price, Frede Frihagen, Brian E. Brigman, David Nelles, Mickey S Cho, Jeff Anglen, Kevin K. Kruse, Melanie MacNevin, Jonathan L. Foret, Jan Egil Brattgjerd, John F. Tilzey, Garland K. Gudger, Steve Rocha, G. Yves Laflamme, Kelly L. Apostle, Utku Kandemir, Aaron Nauth, Ivan Wong, Brian J. Miller, Rudy Reindl, Krishan Rajaratnam, Marie Eve Roger, William D. Fisher, Ash Moaveni, Patrick Yoon, David Sanders, Julia Foxall, Otis Wang, Shea A. Bielby, Maria Manson, Yvonne M. Murtha, Nikoletta Leontaritis, Russell Miller, Terrence J. Endres, Andrew H. Schmidt, Laurie Barron, David Alexander, Dennis W. Mann, H. Michael Lemke, Benjamin S. Koch, Gilbert Ortega, Nikia Hawkins Malone, Rina L. Harman, A. Navaladi Shankar, Parag Sancheti, Mauri Zomar, Dave Brown, Matthan Mammen, Dana J. Farrell, Piotr A Blachut, John D. Adams, Zoe Murdoch, Tom Treseder, Scott T. Watson, Fredrik Nilsen, Matthew Denkers, Wade Gofton, Jennifer Downey, Raymond Topp, Garth Johnson, Sissel Knuts, Raman Johal, Prerana N. Patel, Harvinder Bedi, Milena R. Vicente, Michael Tanzer, Markus Bischoff, Anders Lippert, Pascale Lévesque-Bernier, Hélène Côté, Brian Jolley, Gilbert Moatshe, Christina Tieszer, Richard C. Mather, Roman Trimba, Mohit Bhandari, Henry M Broekhuyse, Janos P. Ertl, Patrick M. Osborn, Michael Biddulph, Neeraj Jain, Grant W. Bennett, Gerard P. Slobogean, Samuel B. Adams, Kelly M. Sullivan, Atul Patil, Warren Kactmas, Mahesh Bhatia, Murat Pekmezci, Siraj Sayeed, David S. Ruch, Lawrence K. O'Malley, Jonas Rydinge, Michael Charlton, Michael S. Kain, Vivek Tyagi, Kathleen Markley, Rajiv Gandhi, Pierre Ranger, Mathias Russ, Dale Williams, Peter Jarzem, Lauren A. Nastoff, Craig Donohue, Gunnar B. Flugsrud, Bernard LaRue, Shelley MacDonald, Trevor Stone, Amy Svotelis, Stéphane Pelet, Mark J. Lemos, Michael Gross, Dean C. Taylor, Matthew Ross, Luc Petitclerc, Robert K. Lark, Jane E. Walker, Pierre Lavallée, Wesley Ghent, Fraser J. Leversedge, C. Glen Richardson, Deanna Lawson, Martin Tynan, Eric Meinberg, Stephen Doig, Jason A. Lowe, Veronica Place, Tim Dwyer, Jeffrey T. Leary, J Andrew I Trenholm, Andrew Chia, William M. Oxner, Richard Holtby, Thomas F. Varecka, Justin W. Langan, Ted Tufescu, Melanese Leonard, Lu Ton, Jeremy A. Hall, S. Samuel Bederman, Steve Csongvay, Bertrand Perey, Adam Dowrick, Stephen H. Finley, Steven A. Olson, Katherine M. Bedigrew, James P. Stannard, Phelan Shea, Leslie Dillender, Dory Boyer, Damian Rispoli, Ashley Carr, Steven Papp, Trigg McClellan, Clifford B. Jones, Erik Nott, Nitin N. Bhatia, Deeba Pourmand, Kelly A Lefaivre, Michael J. Dunbar, Peter J O'Brien, Luc Bédard, Chad P. Coles, Doug Li, Drew Bednar, Albert Yee, Bill Ristevski, Tod Gerlinger, Benoit Benoit, Aaron R. Campbell, Mette Renate Andersen, James P. Waddell, Jean Lamontagne, David A. Volgas, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Andrew J. Marcantonio, Alison P. Toth, David R. Pichora, Min Zhan, Harsha Malempati, Lars Nordsletten, Richard W. Gurich, Kiran M. Doshi, Robert J. Teasdall, Earl R. Bogoch, Matthew D. Karam, David M. Conner, Hans J. Kreder, Guri Ranum Ekås, Dylan J. Watson, Linda Lépine, Tanya Nix, Chris Graham, Tigist Belaye, Are Haukåen Stødle, Aravin Duraikannan, John Magne Hoseth, Nathan N O'Hara, Erick G. Torres, Elise Berg Vesterhus, Anthony E. Johnson, William Min, Michael Ford, Leslie Barnes, Jessica Goldstein, Anil Rai, Samuel G. Agnew, Thomas M. Schaller, Hamish Curry, S. Matthew Hollenbeck, Lorra M. Sharp, Fiona Howells, Abdel Lawendy, Donald Gajewski, Richard Coughlin, Max Esser, Chard Harbour, Stéphane Ricard, Gerald Reardon, Luc Lemire, Julie Fournier, Raely Moon, Brad Petrisor, James R. Ficke, Greg Berry, David Johnston, Allan Hammond, Jennifer T. Hidy, K. Rai, Daniel B. Whelan, Marius Molund, John S. Garfi, Greg Maytok, R. Saravana, Eugene Ek, Matthew Robinson, Emily Keener, Mark Burman, Frédéric Balg, Jeffrey O. Anglen, Fiona Houghton, Stacee W. Clawson, Morten Smedsrud, Claire Sage, Ross Leighton, Timothy R. Daniels, Lyle T. Jackson, Susan Liew, Neelam Jhangiani, Anoop Dubey, Richard M. Wilk, Robert D. Zura, Julian Sernik, Kim Hemlock, and Michael P. Bolognesi

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Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Soft Tissue Injuries, Limb salvage, Treatment outcome, Aftercare, Wound surface, Surgical Flaps, Fractures, Open, 03 medical and health sciences, Postoperative Complications, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Medicine and Health Sciences, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Risk factor, Aged, integumentary system, business.industry, Open surgery, Trauma center, Middle Aged, Limb Salvage, Surgery, Logistic Models, Treatment Outcome, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Shock (circulatory), Female, medicine.symptom, business
Abstract

Copyright © 2018 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Background: Soft-tissue complications often dictate the success of limb salvage and the overall outcome of open fractures. Based on prior work at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the authors hypothesize that wounds larger than 200 cm2 are associated with a greater likelihood of both flap-related reoperation and wound complications among patients requiring soft-tissue reconstruction with a rotational flap or free tissue transfer. Methods: This study was a secondary analysis of Fluid Lavage in Open Wounds trial data that included all patients who received a rotational or free tissue flap transfer for an open fracture. The primary outcome was flap-related reoperation within 12 months of injury. The secondary outcome was wound complication, which included events treated operatively or nonoperatively. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association between wound size and outcomes, adjusting for confounders. Results: Seventeen percent of the 112 patients required a flap-related reoperation. A wound size greater than 200 cm2 was not associated with reoperation in an unadjusted model (p = 0.64) or adjusting for Gustilo type (p = 0.70). The sample had an overall wound complication rate of 47.3 percent. Patients with a wound size of greater than 200 cm2 were three times more likely to experience wound complications (OR, 3.05; 95 percent CI, 1.08 to 8.62; p = 0.04) when adjusting for moderate to severe wound contamination and wound closure in the operating room. Conclusion: The findings of this study demonstrate that wound surface area is an integral determinant for wound complication following soft-tissue flap treatment, but found no association between wound surface area and flap-related reoperation rates.

Published
2018

7. Increased stability by a novel femoral neck interlocking plate compared to conventional fixation methods. A biomechanical study in synthetic bone

Author

Jan Egil Brattgjerd, Harald Steen, and Knut Strømsøe

Subjects
musculoskeletal diseases, Materials science, medicine.medical_treatment, Biophysics, Bone Nails, Femoral Neck Fractures, Weight-Bearing, Fracture Fixation, Internal, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine, Humans, Internal fixation, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Femur, Mechanical Phenomena, Femoral neck, Orthodontics, Femur Neck, Biomechanics, Torsion (mechanics), Stiffness, 030229 sport sciences, musculoskeletal system, Biomechanical Phenomena, medicine.anatomical_structure, Implant, medicine.symptom, Bone Plates, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

Stable fixation promotes union in the common femoral neck fractures, but high non-union rates due to fixation failure remain with traditional fixations. To enhance stability, a plate interlocking pins, but without further fixation to femur has been developed. To our knowledge, no comparison to other conventional fixation methods has been performed. We tested the hypothesis that the novel implant biomechanically leads to a more stable femoral neck fixation.Fifty synthetic femurs with a cervical wedge osteotomy were allocated to intervention with three hook-pins interlocked in a plate (Hansson Pinloc® System) or standard fixations with a two-hole Dynamic Hip Screw® plate with an anti-rotational screw, three cannulated screws (ASNIS® III) or two screws (Olmed® or Cannulated Hip Screws®). Quasi-static non-destructive torsion around the neck, anteroposterior bending and vertical compression were tested to detect stiffness. The specimen's deformation was evaluated after cyclic compression simulating weight-bearing. Local deformation of implant channels was measured. Fixation failure was defined by fissure formation.Compared to the conventional implants all together, the interlocked pins enhanced mean stiffness 130% in torsion and 33% in bending (P 0.001), while compressive stability was increased by a reduced deformation of 62% in average of the global test specimen and 95% decreased local implant channel deformation after cycling (P 0.001). In comparisons with each of the standard fixations the interlocking pins revealed no signs of adverse effects.The novel femoral neck interlocking plate allowed dynamic compression and improved multi-directional stability compared to the traditional fixations.

Published
2020

8. Increased torsional stability by a novel femoral neck locking plate. The role of plate design and pin configuration in a synthetic bone block model

Author

Sanyalak Niratisairak, Harald Steen, Martin Loferer, Knut Strømsøe, and Jan Egil Brattgjerd

Subjects
Materials science, Rotation, medicine.medical_treatment, Biophysics, Bone healing, Bone Nails, Prosthesis Design, Femoral Neck Fractures, Models, Biological, 03 medical and health sciences, Fracture Fixation, Internal, 0302 clinical medicine, Materials Testing, medicine, Cortical Bone, Internal fixation, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Composite material, Interlocking, Femoral neck, 030222 orthopedics, Femur Neck, Biomechanics, Stiffness, Biomechanical Phenomena, Prosthesis Failure, medicine.anatomical_structure, Torque, Cancellous Bone, Cortical bone, medicine.symptom, Bone Plates
Abstract

In undisplaced femoral neck fractures, internal fixation remains the main treatment, with mechanical failure as a frequent complication. As torsional stable fixation promotes femoral neck fracture healing, the Hansson Pinloc® System with a plate interlocking pins, was developed from the original hook pins. Since its effect on torsional stability is undocumented, the novel implant was compared with the original configurations.Forty-two proximal femur models custom made of two blocks of polyurethane foam were tested. The medial block simulated the cancellous head, while the lateral was laminated with a glass fiber filled epoxy sheet simulating trochanteric cortical bone. Two hollow metal cylinders with a circumferential ball bearing in between mimicked the neck, with a perpendicular fracture in the middle. Fractures were fixated by two or three independent pins or by five configurations involving the interlocking plate (two pins with an optional peg in a small plate, or three pins in a small, medium or large plate). Six torsional tests were performed on each configuration to calculate torsional stiffness, torque at failure and failure energy.The novel configurations improved parameters up to an average of 12.0 (stiffness), 19.3 (torque) and 19.9 (energy) times higher than the original two pins (P 0.001). The plate, its size and its triangular configuration improved all parameters (P = 0.03), the plate being most effective, also preventing permanent failure (P 0.001).The novel plate design with its pin configuration enhanced torsional stability. To reveal clinical relevance a clinical study is planned.

Published
2017

9. Fracture fixation in the operative management of hip fractures (FAITH): an international, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

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Aaron Nauth, Aaron T. Creek, Abby Zellar, Abdel-Rahman Lawendy, Adam Dowrick, Ajay Gupta, Akhil Dadi, Albert van Kampen, Albert Yee, Alexander C. de Vries, Alexander de Mol van Otterloo, Alisha Garibaldi, Allen Liew, Allison W. McIntyre, Amal Shankar Prasad, Amanda W. Romero, Amar Rangan, Amber Oatt, Amir Sanghavi, Amy L. Foley, Anders Karlsten, Andrea Dolenc, Andrew Bucknill, Andrew Chia, Andrew Evans, Andrew Gong, Andrew H. Schmidt, Andrew J. Marcantonio, Andrew Jennings, Angela Ward, Angshuman Khanna, Anil Rai, Anke B. Smits, Annamarie D. Horan, Anne Christine Brekke, Annette Flynn, Aravin Duraikannan, Are Stødle, Arie B. van Vugt, Arlene Luther, Arthur W. Zurcher, Arvind Jain, Asgeir Amundsen, Ash Moaveni, Ashley Carr, Ateet Sharma, Austin D. Hill, Axel Trommer, B. Sachidananda Rai, Barbara Hileman, Bart Schreurs, Bart Verhoeven, Benjamin B. Barden, Bernhard Flatøy, Berry I. Cleffken, Berthe Bøe, Bertrand Perey, Birgit C. Hanusch, Brad Weening, Bram Fioole, Bram Rijbroek, Brett D. Crist, Brett Halliday, Brett Peterson, Brian Mullis, C. Glen Richardson, Callum Clark, Carlos A. Sagebien, Carmen C. van der Pol, Carol Bowler, Catherine A. Humphrey, Catherine Coady, Cees L. Koppert, Chad Coles, Chadi Tannoury, Charles J. DePaolo, Chris Gayton, Chris Herriott, Christina Reeves, Christina Tieszer, Christine Dobb, Christopher G. Anderson, Claire Sage, Claudine Cuento, Clifford B. Jones, Coks H.R. Bosman, Colleen Linehan, Cor P. van der Hart, Corey Henderson, Courtland G. Lewis, Craig A. Davis, Craig Donohue, Cyril Mauffrey, D.C. Sundaresh, Dana J. Farrell, Daniel B. Whelan, Daniel Horwitz, Daniel Stinner, Darius Viskontas, Darren M. Roffey, David Alexander, David E. Karges, David Hak, David Johnston, David Love, David M. Wright, David P. Zamorano, David R. Goetz, David Sanders, David Stephen, David Yen, Davide Bardana, Davy J Olakkengil, Deanna Lawson, Deborah Maddock, Debra L. Sietsema, Deeba Pourmand, Dennis Den Hartog, Derek Donegan, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Diane Nam, Dominic Inman, Dory Boyer, Doug Li, Douglas Gibula, Dustin M. Price, Dylan J. Watson, E. Mark Hammerberg, Edward T.C.H. Tan, Eelco J.R. de Graaf, Elise Berg Vesterhus, Elizabeth Roper, Elton Edwards, Emil H. Schemitsch, Eric R. Hammacher, Eric R. Henderson, Erica Whatley, Erick T. Torres, Erik G.J. Vermeulen, Erin Finn, Esther M.M. Van Lieshout, Eugene K. Wai, Evan R. Bannister, Evelyn Kile, Evert B.M. Theunissen, Ewan D. Ritchie, Farah Khan, Farhad Moola, Fiona Howells, Frank de Nies, Frank H.W.M. van der Heijden, Frank R.A.J. de Meulemeester, Frede Frihagen, Fredrik Nilsen, G. Ben Schmidt, G.H. Robert Albers, Garland K. Gudger, Garth Johnson, Gary Gruen, Gary Zohman, Gaurav Sharma, Gavin Wood, Geert W.M. Tetteroo, Geir Hjorthaug, Geir Jomaas, Geoff Donald, Geoffrey Ryan Rieser, Gerald Reardon, Gerard P. Slobogean, Gert R Roukema, Gijs A. Visser, Gilbert Moatshe, Gillian Horner, Glynis Rose, Gordon Guyatt, Graham Chuter, Greg Etherington, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Guri Ekås, Gwendolyn Dobbin, H. Michael Lemke, Hamish Curry, Han Boxma, Hannah Gissel, Hans Kreder, Hans Kuiken, Hans L.F. Brom, Hans-Christoph Pape, Harm M van der Vis, Harvinder Bedi, Heather A. Vallier, Heather Brien, Heather Silva, Heike Newman, Helena Viveiros, Henk van der Hoeven, Henry Ahn, Herman Johal, Herman Rijna, Heyn Stockmann, Hong A. Josaputra, Hope Carlisle, Igor van der Brand, Imro Dawson, Ivan Tarkin, Ivan Wong, J. Andrew Parr, J. Andrew Trenholm, J. Carel Goslings, J. David Amirault, J. Scott Broderick, Jaap P. Snellen, Jacco A.C. Zijl, Jaimo Ahn, James Ficke, James Irrgang, James Powell, James R. Ringler, James Shaer, James T. Monica, Jan Biert, Jan Bosma, Jan Egil Brattgjerd, Jan Paul M. Frölke, Jan Wille, Janakiraman Rajakumar, Jane E. Walker, Janell K. Baker, Janos P. Ertl, Jean Paul P.M. de Vries, Jean W.M. Gardeniers, Jedediah May, Jeff Yach, Jennifer T. Hidy, Jerald R. Westberg, Jeremy A. Hall, Jeroen van Mulken, Jessica Cooper McBeth, Jochem Hoogendoorn, Jodi M. Hoffman, Joe Joseph Cherian, John A. Tanksley, John Clarke-Jenssen, John D. Adams, John Esterhai, John F. Tilzey, John Murnaghan, John P. Ketz, John S. Garfi, John Schwappach, John T. Gorczyca, John Wyrick, Jonas Rydinge, Jonathan L. Foret, Jonathan M. Gross, Jonathan P. Keeve, Joost Meijer, Joris J.G. Scheepers, Joseph Baele, Joseph O'Neil, Joseph R. Cass, Joseph R. Hsu, Jules Dumais, Julia Lee, Julie A. Switzer, Julie Agel, Justin E. Richards, Justin W. Langan, Kahn Turckan, Kaili Pecorella, Kamal Rai, Kamran Aurang, Karl Shively, Karlijn van Wessem, Karyn Moon, Kate Eke, Katie Erwin, Katrine Milner, Kees Jan Ponsen, Kelli Mills, Kelly Apostle, Kelly Johnston, Kelly Trask, Kent Strohecker, Kenya Stringfellow, Kevin K. Kruse, Kevin Tetsworth, Khalis Mitchell, Kieran Browner, Kim Hemlock, Kimberly Carcary, Knut Jørgen Haug, Krista Noble, Kristin Robbins, Krystal Payton, Kyle J. Jeray, L. Joseph Rubino, Lauren A. Nastoff, Lauren C. Leffler, Laurents P.S. Stassen, Lawrence K. O'Malley, Lawrence M. Specht, Lehana Thabane, Leo M.G. Geeraedts, Leslie E. Shell, Linda K. Anderson, Linda S. Eickhoff, Lindsey Lyle, Lindsey Pilling, Lisa Buckingham, Lisa K. Cannada, Lisa M. Wild, Liz Dulaney-Cripe, Lodewijk M.S.J. Poelhekke, Lonneke Govaert, Lu Ton, Lucksy Kottam, Luke P.H. Leenen, Lydia Clipper, Lyle T. Jackson, Lynne Hampton, Maarten C. de Waal Malefijt, Maarten P. Simons, Maarten van der Elst, Maarten W.G.A. Bronkhorst, Mahesh Bhatia, Marc Swiontkowski, Margaret J. Lobo, Marilyn Swinton, Marinis Pirpiris, Marius Molund, Mark Gichuru, Mark Glazebrook, Mark Harrison, Mark Jenkins, Mark MacLeod, Mark R. de Vries, Mark S. Butler, Markku Nousiainen, Martijne van 't Riet, Martin C. Tynan, Martin Campo, Martin G. Eversdijk, Martin J. Heetveld, Martin Richardson, Mary Breslin, Mary Fan, Matt Edison, Matthew Napierala, Matthias Knobe, Matthias Russ, Mauri Zomar, Maurits de Brauw, Max Esser, Meghan Hurley, Melissa E. Peters, Melissa Lorenzo, Mengnai Li, Michael Archdeacon, Michael Biddulph, Michael Charlton, Michael D. McDonald, Michael D. McKee, Michael Dunbar, Michael E. Torchia, Michael Gross, Michael Hewitt, Michael Holt, Michael J. Prayson, Michael J.R. Edwards, Michael L. Beckish, Michael L. Brennan, Michael P. Dohm, Michael S.H. Kain, Michelle Vogt, Michelle Yu, Michiel H.J. Verhofstad, Michiel J.M. Segers, Michiel P.C. Siroen, Mike Reed, Milena R. Vicente, Milko M.M. Bruijninckx, Mittal Trivedi, Mohit Bhandari, Molly M. Moore, Monica Kunz, Morten Smedsrud, Naveen Palla, Neeraj Jain, Nico J.M. Out, Nicole Simunovic, Niels W.L. Schep, Oliver Müller, Onno R. Guicherit, Oscar J.F. Van Waes, Otis Wang, Pascal G. Doornebosch, Patricia Seuffert, Patrick J. Hesketh, Patrick Weinrauch, Paul Duffy, Paul Keller, Paul M. Lafferty, Paul Pincus, Paul Tornetta, Paul Zalzal, Paula McKay, Peter A. Cole, Peter D. de Rooij, Peter Hull, Peter M.N.Y.M. Go, Peter Patka, Peter Siska, Peter Weingarten, Philip Kregor, Philip Stahel, Philip Stull, Philippe Wittich, Piet A.R. de Rijcke, Pim Oprel, PJ Devereaux, Qi Zhou, R. Lee Murphy, Rachel Alosky, Rachel Clarkson, Raely Moon, Rajanikanth Logishetty, Rajesh Nanda, Raymond J. Sullivan, Rebecca G. Snider, Richard E. Buckley, Richard Iorio, Richard J Farrugia, Richard Jenkinson, Richard Laughlin, Richard P.R. Groenendijk, Richard W. Gurich, Ripley Worman, Rob Silvis, Robert Haverlag, Robert J. Teasdall, Robert Korley, Robert McCormack, Robert Probe, Robert V. Cantu, Roger B. Huff, Rogier K.J. Simmermacher, Rolf Peters, Roman Pfeifer, Ronald Liem, Ronald N. Wessel, Ronald Verhagen, Ronald Vuylsteke, Ross Leighton, Ross McKercher, Rudolf W. Poolman, Russell Miller, Ryan Bicknell, Ryan Finnan, Ryan M. Khan, Samir Mehta, Sandy Vang, Sanjay Singh, Sanjeev Anand, Sarah A. Anderson, Sarah A. Dawson, Scott B. Marston, Scott E. Porter, Scott T. Watson, Sebastiaan Festen, Shane Lieberman, Shannon Puloski, Shea A. Bielby, Sheila Sprague, Shelley Hess, Shelley MacDonald, Simone Evans, Sofia Bzovsky, Sondre Hasselund, Sophie Lewis, Stein Ugland, Stephanie Caminiti, Stephanie L. Tanner, Stephanie M. Zielinski, Stephanie Shepard, Stephen A. Sems, Stephen D. Walter, Stephen Doig, Stephen H. Finley, Stephen Kates, Stephen Lindenbaum, Stephen P. Kingwell, Steve Csongvay, Steve Papp, Steven E. Buijk, Steven J. Rhemrev, Steven M. Hollenbeck, Steven M. van Gaalen, Steven Yang, Stuart Weinerman, null Subash, Sue Lambert, Susan Liew, Sven A.G. Meylaerts, Taco J. Blokhuis, Tammo S. de Vries Reilingh, Tarjei Lona, Taryn Scott, Teresa K. Swenson, Terrence J. Endres, Terry Axelrod, Teun van Egmond, Thomas B. Pace, Thomas Kibsgård, Thomas M. Schaller, Thuan V. Ly, Timothy J. Miller, Timothy Weber, Toan Le, Todd M. Oliver, Tom M. Karsten, Tor Borch, Tor Magne Hoseth, Tor Nicolaisen, Torben Ianssen, Tori Rutherford, Tracy Nanney, Trevor Gervais, Trevor Stone, Tyson Schrickel, Tyson Scrabeck, Utsav Ganguly, V. Naumetz, Valda Frizzell, Veronica Wadey, Vicki Jones, Victoria Avram, Vimlesh Mishra, Vineet Yadav, Vinod Arora, Vivek Tyagi, Vivian Borsella, W. Jaap Willems, W.H. Hoffman, Wade T. Gofton, Wesley G. Lackey, Wesley Ghent, William Obremskey, William Oxner, William W. Cross, Yvonne M. Murtha, Zoe Murdoch, and Surgery

Subjects
Male, Bone Screws, Avascular necrosis, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, law.invention, Fracture Fixation, Internal, 0302 clinical medicine, Randomized controlled trial, Femur Head Necrosis, law, Fracture Fixation, Fracture fixation, Medicine and Health Sciences, 80 and over, Single-Blind Method, 030212 general & internal medicine, Non-U.S. Gov't, Aged, 80 and over, Fracture Healing, 030222 orthopedics, Hip fracture, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Hazard ratio, General Medicine, Equipment Design, Femur Head Necrosis/etiology, 3. Good health, Pulmonary embolism, Multicenter Study, Treatment Outcome, Randomized Controlled Trial, Fracture Fixation, Internal/adverse effects, Female, Reoperation, musculoskeletal diseases, medicine.medical_specialty, Femoral Neck Fractures/surgery, Internal/adverse effects, Bone healing, Research Support, N.I.H, 03 medical and health sciences, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, medicine, Journal Article, Humans, Adverse effect, Aged, business.industry, Extramural, medicine.disease, Femoral Neck Fractures, Surgery, Reconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 10], Reoperation/statistics & numerical data, Quality of Life, business
Abstract

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Reoperation rates are high after surgery for hip fractures. We investigated the effect of a sliding hip screw versus cancellous screws on the risk of reoperation and other key outcomes. Methods For this international, multicentre, allocation concealed randomised controlled trial, we enrolled patients aged 50 years or older with a low-energy hip fracture requiring fracture fixation from 81 clinical centres in eight countries. Patients were assigned by minimisation with a centralised computer system to receive a single large-diameter screw with a side-plate (sliding hip screw) or the present standard of care, multiple small-diameter cancellous screws. Surgeons and patients were not blinded but the data analyst, while doing the analyses, remained blinded to treatment groups. The primary outcome was hip reoperation within 24 months after initial surgery to promote fracture healing, relieve pain, treat infection, or improve function. Analyses followed the intention-to-treat principle. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00761813. Findings Between March 3, 2008, and March 31, 2014, we randomly assigned 1108 patients to receive a sliding hip screw (n=557) or cancellous screws (n=551). Reoperations within 24 months did not differ by type of surgical fixation in those included in the primary analysis: 107 (20%) of 542 patients in the sliding hip screw group versus 117 (22%) of 537 patients in the cancellous screws group (hazard ratio [HR] 0·83, 95% CI 0·63–1·09; p=0·18). Avascular necrosis was more common in the sliding hip screw group than in the cancellous screws group (50 patients [9%] vs 28 patients [5%]; HR 1·91, 1·06–3·44; p=0·0319). However, no significant difference was found between the number of medically related adverse events between groups (p=0·82; appendix); these events included pulmonary embolism (two patients [

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2017

10. Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index for Elderly Patients with a Femoral Neck Fracture

Author

Paul T.P.W. Burgers, Rudolf W Poolman, Theodorus MJ Van Bakel, Wim E Tuinebreijer, Stephanie M Zielinski, Mohit Bhandari, Peter Patka, Esther MM Van Lieshout, P J Devereaux, Gordon H Guyatt, Thomas A Einhorn, Lehana Thabane, Emil H Schemitsch, Kenneth J Koval, Frede Frihagen, Kevin Tetsworth, Ernesto Guerra-Farfan, Stephen D Walter, Sheila Sprague, Marilyn Swinton, Taryn Scott, Paula McKay, Kim Madden, Diane Heels-Ansdell, Lisa Buckingham, Aravin Duraikannan, Heather Silva, Martin J Heetveld, Robert D Zura, Victoria Avram, Ajay Manjoo, Dale Williams, John Antoniou, Tim Ramsay, Earl R Bogoch, Andrew Trenholm, Stephen Lyman, Madhu Mazumdar, Kevin J Bozic, Mark Luborsky, Stuart Goodman, Susan Muray, Rob Korley, Richard Buckley, Paul Duffy, Shannon Puloski, Kimberly Carcary, Melissa Lorenzo, Michael D McKee, Jeremy A Hall, Aaron Nauth, Daniel Whelan, Timothy R Daniels, James P Waddell, Henry Ahn, Milena R Vicente, Jennifer T Hidy, Melanie T MacNevin, Hans Kreder, Terry Axelrod, Richard Jenkinson, Markku Nousiainen, David Stephen, Veronica Wadey, Monica Kunz, Katrine Milner, Ria Cagaanan, Melanie MacNevin, Peter J O’Brien, Piotr A Blachut, Henry M Broekhuyse, Pierre Guy, Kelly A Lefaivre, Gerard P Slobogean, Raman Johal, Irene Leung, Chad Coles, Ross Leighton, C. Glen Richardson, Michael Biddulph, Michael Gross, Michael Dunbar, J. David Amirault, David Alexander, Catherine Coady, Mark Glazebrook, David Johnston, William Oxner, Gerald Reardon, Ivan Wong, Kelly Trask, Shelley MacDonald, Andrew Furey, Craig Stone, Minnie Parsons, Trevor Stone, Mauri Zomar, Robert McCormack, Kelly Apostle, Dory Boyer, Farhad Moola, Bertrand Perey, Darius Viskontas, Karyn Moon, Raely Moon, Yves Laflamme, Benoit Benoit, Pierre Ranger, Michel Malo, Julio Fernandes, Karine Tardif, Julie Fournier, Pascal André Vendittoli, Vincent Massé, Alain G Roy, Martin Lavigne, Daniel Lusignan, Craig Davis, Philip Stull, Stewart Weinerman, Peter Weingarten, Steven Lindenbaum, Michael Hewitt, Rebecca Danielwicz, Janell Baker, Michael Mont, Donald E Delanois, Bhaveen Kapadia, Kimona Issa, Marylou Mullen, Andrew Sems, Barb Foreman, Javad Parvizi, Tiffany Morrison, Courtland Lewis, Stephanie Caminiti, Paul Tornetta, William R Creevy, Michelle J Lespasio, Hope Carlisle, Andrew Marcantonio, Michael Kain, Lawrence Specht, John Tilzey, John Garfi, Samir Mehta, John L Esterhai, Jaimo Ahn, Derek Donegan, Annamarie Horan, Kelly McGinnis, James Roberson, Thomas Bradbury, Greg Erens, Kyle Webb, Brian Mullis, Karl Shively, Andrew Parr, Janos Ertl, Ripley Worman, Mark Webster, Judd Cummings, Valda Frizzell, Molly Moore, Clifford B Jones, James R Ringler, Debra L Sietsema, Jane E Walker, Enes Kanlic, Amr Abdelgawad, Juan Shunia, Charles DePaolo, Susan Sutherland, Rachel Alosky, Robert Zura, Maria Manson, Gregg Strathy, Kathleen Peter, Paul Johnson, Meaghan Morton, James Shaer, Tyson Schrickel, Barbara Hileman, Marina Hanes, Elisha Chance, E. Matthew Heinrich, David Dodgin, Michele LaBadie, David Zamorano, Martin Tynan, Ran Schwarzkopf, John A Scolaro, Ranjan Gupta, Samuel Bederman, Nitin Bhatia, Bang Hoang, Douglas Kiester, Neil Jones, Gregory Rafijah, Damon Alavekios, Jason Lee, Akshay Mehta, Steven Schroder, Tom Chao, Vincent Colin, Phuc (Phil) Dang, Stephen Keun Heng, Gregory Lopez, Samuel Galle, Sohrab Pahlavan, Duy L Phan, Minal Tapadia, Christopher Bui, Nickul Jain, Tyler Moore, Nathan Moroski, Deeba Pourmand, Erik N Kubiak, Jeremy Gililland, David Rothberg, Christopher Peters, Christopher Pelt, Ami R Stuart, Kirby Corbey, Franklin D Shuler, James Day, Tigran Garabekyan, Felix Cheung, Ali Oliashirazi, Jonathon Salava, Linda Morgan, Timothy Wilson-Byrne, Mary Beth Cordle, Leon H.G.J. Elmans, Joost A.A.M. van den Hout, Adrianus JP Joosten, Ad FA van Beurden, Stefan BT Bolder, Denise Eygendaal, Adrianus F.C.M. Moonen, Rutger CI van Geenen, Eric A Hoebink, Robert Wagenmakers, Wouter van Helden, Hans-Peter W van Jonbergen, Herbert Roerdink, Joost M Reuver, Alexander FW Barnaart, Elvira R Flikweert, Rover Krips, J. Bernard Mullers, Hans Schüller, Mark LM Falke, Frans J Kurek, Adrianus CH Slingerland, Jan P van Dijk, Wouter H van Helden, Hugo W Bolhuis, Pieter HJ Bullens, Mike Hogervorst, Karin E de Kroon, Rob H Jansen, Ferry Steenstra, Eric EJ Raven, W. Peter J Fontijne, Saskia C Wiersma, Bastiaan Boetes, Edgar JT ten Holder, Huub JL van der Heide, Jochem Nagels, Enrike H.M.J. van der Linden-van der Zwaag, Stefan B Keizer, Jan-Willem A Swen, Peter HC den Hollander, Bregje JW Thomassen, Willem Jan Kleyn Molekamp, Frank R.A.J. de Meulemeester, Arthur EB Kleipool, Robert Haverlag, Maarten P Simons, Eduard L.A.R. Mutsaerts, Rob Kooijman, Roelf R Postema, René J.T.M. Bleker, Harald IH Lampe, Lein Schuman, John Cheung, Frank van Bommel, W. Paul Winia, Daniel Haverkamp, Harm van der Vis, Peter A Nolte, Michel PJ van den Bekerom, Tjitte de Jong, Arthur van Noort, Diederik A Vergroesen, Bernard G Schutte, Harm M van der Vis, Lijkele Beimers, Jasper de Vries, Arthur W Zurcher, G.H. Rob Albers, Maarten Rademakers, Stefan Breugem, Ibo van der Haven, Pieter Jan Damen, Gythe H Bulstra, Martin M Campo, Mathijs P Somford, Daniël Haverkamp, Susan Liew, Harvinder Bedi, Ashley Carr, Andrew Chia, Steve Csongvay, Craig Donohue, Stephen Doig, Elton Edwards, Max Esser, Richard Freeman, Andrew Gong, Doug Li, Russell Miller, Lu Ton, Otis Wang, Ian Young, Adam Dowrick, Zoe Murdoch, Claire Sage, Richard Page, David Bainbridge, Richard Angliss, Ben Miller, Andrew Thomson, Graeme Brown, Simon Williams, Kevin Eng, David Bowyer, John Skelley, Chatar Goyal, Sally Beattie, Enrique Guerado, Encarnacion Cruz, Juan Ramon Cano, Miguel Angel Froufe, Lluis Marull Serra, Samer Al-dirra, Cristina Martinez, Francisco José Tarazona Santabalbina, Jordi Teixidor Serra, Jordi Tomas Hernandez, Marc Aguilar Garcia, Vicente Molero Garcia, Sergi Barrera, Miriam Garrido, Lars Nordsletten, John Clarke-Jenssen, Geir Hjorthaug, Anne Christine Brekke, Elise Berg Vesterhus, Ingunn Skaugrud, Pradeep Tripathi, Sandesh Katiyar, Preksha Shukla, Marc Swiontkowski, Gordon Guyatt, Kyle Jeray, Stephen Walter, Helena Viveiros, Victoria Truong, Kaitlin Koo, Qi Zhou, Deborah Maddock, Nicole Simunovic, Julie Agel, Amar Rangan, Birgit C Hanusch, Lucksy Kottam, Rachel Clarkson, Gregory J Della Rocca, Gerard Slobogean, Jeffrey Katz, Brenda Gillespie, Gail A Greendale, Curtis Hartman, Craig Rubin, James Waddell, H. Michael Lemke, Amber Oatt, Richard E Buckley, Robert Korley, Kelly Johnston, James Powell, David Sanders, Abdel Lawendy, Christina Tieszer, John Murnaghan, Diane Nam, Albert Yee, Daniel B Whelan, Lisa M Wild, Ryan M Khan, Cathy Coady, David Amirault, Glen Richardson, Gwen Dobbin, Ryan Bicknell, Jeff Yach, Davide Bardana, Gavin Wood, Mark Harrison, David Yen, Sue Lambert, Fiona Howells, Angela Ward, Paul Zalzal, Heather Brien, V Naumetz, Brad Weening, Eugene K Wai, Steve Papp, Wade T Gofton, Stephen P Kingwell, Garth Johnson, Joseph O’Neil, Darren M Roffey, Vivian Borsella, Todd M Oliver, Vicki Jones, Terrence J Endres, Samuel G Agnew, Kyle J Jeray, J. Scott Broderick, David R Goetz, Thomas B Pace, Thomas M Schaller, Scott E Porter, Stephanie L Tanner, Rebecca G Snider, Lauren A Nastoff, Shea A Bielby, Julie A Switzer, Peter A Cole, Sarah A Anderson, Paul M Lafferty, Mengnai Li, Thuan V Ly, Scott B Marston, Amy L Foley, Sandy Vang, David M Wright, Andrew J Marcantonio, Michael SH Kain, Richard Iorio, Lawrence M Specht, John F Tilzey, Margaret J Lobo, John S Garfi, Heather A Vallier, Andrea Dolenc, Chalitha Robinson, Michael J Prayson, Richard Laughlin, L. Joseph Rubino, Jedediah May, Geoffrey Ryan Rieser, Liz Dulaney-Cripe, Chris Gayton, John T Gorczyca, Jonathan M Gross, Catherine A Humphrey, Stephen Kates, Krista Noble, Allison W McIntyre, Kaili Pecorella, Craig A Davis, Stephen Lindenbaum, John Schwappach, Janell K Baker, Tori Rutherford, Heike Newman, Shane Lieberman, Erin Finn, Kristin Robbins, Meghan Hurley, Lindsey Lyle, Khalis Mitchell, Kieran Browner, Erica Whatley, Krystal Payton, Christina Reeves, Lisa K Cannada, David Karges, Leslie Hill, John Esterhai, Annamarie D Horan, Christine A Kaminski, Brynn N Kowalski, Jonathan P Keeve, Christopher G Anderson, Michael D McDonald, Jodi M Hoffman, Ivan Tarkin, Peter Siska, Gary Gruen, Andrew Evans, Dana J Farrell, James Irrgang, Arlene Luther, William W Cross, Joseph R Cass, Stephen A Sems, Michael E Torchia, Tyson Scrabeck, Mark Jenkins, Jules Dumais, Amanda W Romero, Carlos A Sagebien, Mark S Butler, James T Monica, Patricia Seuffert, Joseph R Hsu, James Ficke, Michael Charlton, Matthew Napierala, Mary Fan, Chadi Tannoury, Michael Archdeacon, Ryan Finnan, Toan Le, John Wyrick, Shelley Hess, Michael L Brennan, Robert Probe, Evelyn Kile, Kelli Mills, Lydia Clipper, Michelle Yu, Katie Erwin, Daniel Horwitz, Kent Strohecker, Teresa K Swenson, Andrew H Schmidt, Jerald R Westberg, Kamran Aurang, Gary Zohman, Brett Peterson, Roger B Huff, Joseph Baele, Timothy Weber, Matt Edison, Jessica McBeth, Janos P Ertl, J. Andrew Parr, Molly M Moore, Erin Tobias, Emily Thomas, Charles J DePaolo, Leslie E Shell, Lynne Hampton, Stephanie Shepard, Tracy Nanney, Claudine Cuento, Robert V Cantu, Eric R Henderson, Linda S Eickhoff, E. Mark Hammerberg, Philip Stahel, David Hak, Cyril Mauffrey, Douglas Gibula, Hannah Gissel, Corey Henderson, David P Zamorano, Martin C Tynan, Deanna Lawson, Brett D Crist, Yvonne M Murtha, Linda K Anderson, Colleen Linehan, Lindsey Pilling, Courtland G Lewis, Raymond J Sullivan, Elizabeth Roper, William Obremskey, Philip Kregor, Justin E Richards, Kenya Stringfellow, Michael P Dohm, Abby Zellar, Michiel JM Segers, Jacco AC Zijl, Bart Verhoeven, Anke B Smits, Jean Paul PM de Vries, Bram Fioole, Henk van der Hoeven, Evert BM Theunissen, Tammo S de Vries Reilingh, Lonneke Govaert, Philippe Wittich, Maurits de Brauw, Jan Wille, Peter M.N.Y.M. Go, Ewan D Ritchie, Ronald N Wessel, Eric R Hammacher, Gijs A Visser, Heyn Stockmann, Rob Silvis, Jaap P Snellen, Bram Rijbroek, Joris JG Scheepers, Erik GJ Vermeulen, Michiel PC Siroen, Ronald Vuylsteke, Hans LF Brom, Herman Rijna, Piet AR de Rijcke, Cees L Koppert, Steven E Buijk, Richard PR Groenendijk, Imro Dawson, Geert WM Tetteroo, Milko MM Bruijninckx, Pascal G Doornebosch, Eelco JR de Graaf, Maarten van der Elst, Carmen C van der Pol, Martijne van’t Riet, Tom M Karsten, Mark R de Vries, Laurents PS Stassen, Niels WL Schep, G Ben Schmidt, W H Hoffman, Frank H.W.M. van der Heijden, W. Jaap Willems, Cor P van der Hart, Kahn Turckan, Sebastiaan Festen, Frank de Nies, Nico JM Out, Jan Bosma, Albert van Kampen, Jan Biert, Arie B van Vugt, Michael JR Edwards, Taco J Blokhuis, Jan Paul M Frölke, Leo MG Geeraedts, Jean WM Gardeniers, Edward T.C.H. Tan, Lodewijk M.S.J. Poelhekke, Maarten C de Waal Malefijt, Bart Schreurs, Gert R Roukema, Hong A Josaputra, Paul Keller, Peter D de Rooij, Hans Kuiken, Han Boxma, Berry I Cleffken, Ronald Liem, Steven J Rhemrev, Coks HR Bosman, Alexander de Mol van Otterloo, Jochem Hoogendoorn, Alexander C de Vries, Sven AG Meylaerts, Michiel HJ Verhofstad, Joost Meijer, Teun van Egmond, Igor van der Brand, Martin G Eversdijk, Rolf Peters, Dennis Den Hartog, Oscar JF Van Waes, Pim Oprel, Martin Campo, Ronald Verhagen, G.H. Robert Albers, Rogier KJ Simmermacher, Jeroen van Mulken, Karlijn van Wessem, Steven M van Gaalen, Luke PH Leenen, Maarten W.G.A. Bronkhorst, Onno R Guicherit, J. Carel Goslings, Kees Jan Ponsen, Mahesh Bhatia, Vinod Arora, Vivek Tyagi, Ajay Gupta, Neeraj Jain, Farah Khan, Ateet Sharma, Amir Sanghavi, Mittal Trivedi, Anil Rai, null Subash, Kamal Rai, Vineet Yadav, Sanjay Singh, Amal Shankar Prasad, Vimlesh Mishra, D C Sundaresh, Angshuman Khanna, Joe Joseph Cherian, Davy J Olakkengil, Gaurav Sharma, Akhil Dadi, Naveen Palla, Utsav Ganguly, B. Sachidananda Rai, Janakiraman Rajakumar, Peter Hull, Sophie Lewis, Simone Evans, Rajesh Nanda, Rajanikanth Logishetty, Sanjeev Anand, Carol Bowler, Andrew Jennings, Graham Chuter, Glynis Rose, Gillian Horner, Callum Clark, Kate Eke, Mike Reed, Chris Herriott, Christine Dobb, Hamish Curry, Greg Etherington, Arvind Jain, Ash Moaveni, Matthias Russ, Geoff Donald, Patrick Weinrauch, Paul Pincus, Steven Yang, Brett Halliday, Trevor Gervais, Michael Holt, Annette Flynn, Marinis Pirpiris, David Love, Andrew Bucknill, Richard J Farrugia, Torben Ianssen, Asgeir Amundsen, Jan Egil Brattgjerd, Tor Borch, Berthe Bøe, Bernhard Flatøy, Sondre Hasselund, Knut Jørgen Haug, Kim Hemlock, Tor Magne Hoseth, Geir Jomaas, Thomas Kibsgård, Tarjei Lona, Gilbert Moatshe, Oliver Müller, Marius Molund, Tor Nicolaisen, Fredrik Nilsen, Jonas Rydinge, Morten Smedsrud, Are Stødle, Axel Trommer, Stein Ugland, Anders Karlsten, Guri Ekås, Hans-Christoph Pape, Matthias Knobe, Roman Pfeifer, Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Graduate School, Other departments, Surgery, Other Research, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Emergency Medicine

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, WOMAC, Abstracting and Indexing, Osteoarthritis, Cronbach's alpha, Surveys and Questionnaires, medicine, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Clinical significance, Femoral neck, Aged, 80 and over, Ontario, business.industry, Reproducibility of Results, Construct validity, General Medicine, medicine.disease, RELIABILITY VALIDITY, Femoral Neck Fractures, Reconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 10], Clinical trial, Reconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 10], medicine.anatomical_structure, Physical therapy, Female, Surgery, business
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Item does not contain fulltext BACKGROUND: The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) has been extensively evaluated in groups of patients with osteoarthritis, yet not in patients with a femoral neck fracture. This study aimed to determine the reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness of the WOMAC compared with the Short Form-12 (SF-12) and the EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) questionnaires for the assessment of elderly patients with a femoral neck fracture. METHODS: Reliability was tested by assessing the Cronbach alpha. Construct validity was determined with the Pearson correlation coefficient. Change scores were calculated from ten weeks to twelve months of follow-up. Standardized response means and floor and ceiling effects were determined. Analyses were performed to compare the results for patients less than eighty years old with those for patients eighty years of age or older. RESULTS: The mean WOMAC total score was 89 points before the fracture in the younger patients and increased from 70 points at ten weeks to 81 points at two years postoperatively. In the older age group, these scores were 86, 75, and 78 points. The mean WOMAC pain scores before the fracture and at ten weeks and two years postoperatively were 92, 76, and 87 points, respectively, in the younger age group and 92, 84, and 93 points in the older age group. Function scores were 89, 68, and 79 points for the younger age group and 84, 71, and 73 points for the older age group. The Cronbach alpha for pain, stiffness, function, and the total scale ranged from 0.83 to 0.98 for the younger age group and from 0.79 to 0.97 for the older age group. Construct validity was good, with 82% and 79% of predefined hypotheses confirmed in the younger and older age groups, respectively. Responsiveness was moderate. No floor effects were found. Moderate to large ceiling effects were found for pain and stiffness scales at ten weeks and twelve months in younger patients (18% to 36%) and in the older age group (38% to 53%). CONCLUSIONS: The WOMAC showed good reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness in both age groups of elderly patients with a femoral neck fracture who had been physically and mentally fit before the fracture. The instrument is suitable for use in future clinical studies in these populations. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The results are based on two clinical trials. The questionnaires used concern pure, clinically relevant issues (ability to walk, climb stairs, etc.). Moreover, the results can be used for future research comparing clinical outcomes (or treatments) for populations with a femoral neck fracture.

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2015

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