• Injury · Oct 2021

    Changes in radiological parameters during reduction of femoral neck fractures: A radiographic evaluation of cadavers.

    • Leyi Cai, Wenjie Li, Wenhao Zheng, Jianshun Wang, Xiaoshan Guo, and Yongzeng Feng.
    • Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, NO.109, XueYuan West Road, Luheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325000, PR China. Electronic address: caileyi@wmu.edu.cn.
    • Injury. 2021 Oct 1; 52 (10): 2827-2834.

    ObjectiveTo investigate changes in the Garden index and other radiological parameters during reduction of femoral neck fractures.MethodsTen healthy, human femoral specimens were obtained. A 2.0 mm diameter Kirschner wire was implanted in the centre of the femoral head. A perpendicular osteotomy was made in the middle of the femoral neck. The distal osteotomy surface was used as the angle of rotation (pronation and supination up to 90° at 10° intervals). Anterior-posterior and lateral view radiographs were taken at different angles. The Garden index and other relevant data were analysed using the picture archiving and communication system. Changes in the area of the femoral head fovea at different rotation angles were measured.ResultsThere were no significant differences in the Garden index between 0-30° of pronation and supination (p > .05). For angles of 40-90°, there were statistically significant differences in the Garden index (p < .05). The area of femoral head fovea decreased with increasing pronation angle, and increased with increasing supination angle.ConclusionsThe Garden index does not change significantly if the angle of fracture rotation is 0-30° (in either pronation or supination) during femoral neck fracture reduction. Therefore, it is impossible to judge the rotation of fracture in this range of angles. The Garden index can detect the rotation of fracture for rotation angles of 40-90° (in either pronation or supination). Changes in the area of the femoral head fovea can help determine the rotation of femoral neck fractures.Level Of EvidenceLevel V.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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