Pandey Ritesh Arvind, John Bobby
Department of Orthopaedics, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Brown Road, Ludhiana, Punjab. PIN 141008, India.
J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Oct;11(Suppl 5):S799-S806. doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.05.029. Epub 2020 May 30.
Paediatric femur neck fracture is an uncommon injury and is known for high rate of complications. This in turn, can have significant impact on development of hip and overall function of the child. Controversy prevails in many areas of management and it still remains a difficult injury to manage. Through this paper, an attempt has been made to summarize the current concepts in management and suggest current recommendations regarding the controversies so that these injuries can be managed judiciously. A systematic review was done as per PRISMA guidelines using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. 18 studies with better scientific evidence after quality assessment were included in the systematic review. Current trends and Controversial issues in management were then identified and discussed. It was observed that existing literature is inconclusive regarding several aspects of management of this injury with no clear guideline available. However, certain recommendations useful for decision making could be made. These injuries should be managed aggressively with operative fixation at the earliest and one should not hesitate to open reduce if acceptable alignment is not obtained after one or two gentle closed manipulations. Choice of implant and their configuration in neck can vary depending on age and weight of patient, type of injury and surgeon's preference. Initial fracture displacement could be considered to be most predictive for development of osteonecrosis of the femoral head, whereas, role of surgical decompression, type of fixation and timing of surgery is still debatable. Functional outcome is primarily affected by osteonecrosis of the femoral head, nonunion and severe coxa vara, whereas mild coxa vara, shortening, and premature closure of physis when considered alone, don't have significant influence on functional outcome in short term. Treatment of fracture neck femur in children is still controversial in many aspects and needs further research. It should be understood that complications can occur regardless of the method of treatment and might reveal their full impact many years after injury. Hence, a guarded prognosis should be explained to the parents and care-givers at the time of injury.
小儿股骨颈骨折是一种罕见的损伤,并发症发生率很高。这反过来又会对髋关节的发育和儿童的整体功能产生重大影响。在治疗的许多方面都存在争议,它仍然是一种难以处理的损伤。通过本文,试图总结当前的治疗理念,并就争议提出当前的建议,以便明智地处理这些损伤。按照PRISMA指南,使用预先定义的纳入和排除标准进行了系统评价。在质量评估后,18项具有更好科学证据的研究被纳入系统评价。然后确定并讨论了当前的治疗趋势和争议问题。据观察,现有文献在该损伤治疗的几个方面尚无定论,也没有明确的指南。然而,可以提出一些有助于决策的建议。这些损伤应尽早积极进行手术固定,如果在一两次轻柔的闭合手法复位后未获得可接受的对线,不应犹豫进行切开复位。植入物的选择及其在颈部的构型可根据患者的年龄和体重、损伤类型和外科医生的偏好而有所不同。初始骨折移位可被认为是股骨头缺血性坏死发生的最具预测性的因素,而手术减压的作用、固定类型和手术时机仍存在争议。功能结局主要受股骨头缺血性坏死、骨不连和严重髋内翻的影响,而单独考虑轻度髋内翻、缩短和骨骺过早闭合,在短期内对功能结局没有显著影响。儿童股骨颈骨折的治疗在许多方面仍存在争议,需要进一步研究。应该明白,无论治疗方法如何,都可能发生并发症,并且可能在受伤多年后才显示出其全部影响。因此,在受伤时应向家长和护理人员解释预后情况不容乐观。