Author(s)

Ali Torkaman¹, Hamidreza Yazdi², Hosein Hamdollahzadeh¹, Amin Akbari³, Mehri Yousof Gomrokchi⁴, Alireza Yousof Gomrokchi^1*

¹Firoozgar Clinical Research Development Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
²Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Firoozgar Hospital, Department of Knee Surgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
³Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Zanjan, Iran.

Background: Intertrochanteric fractures are of intense interest globally. They are the most frequently operated fracture type, have the highest postoperative fatality rate of surgically treated fractures, and have become a serious health resource issue due to the high cost of care required after injury. A number of problems exist when determining the best option for treatment for intertrochanteric fractures. The classification systems do not work well enough for preoperative planning and the reduction criteria have not been well defined. Methods: All patients who presented to Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran with intertrochanteric fracture, between March 20th 2013 and December 21st 2015, underwent DHS implementation, after 6-month follow-up period. Demographic data, preoperative radiographic fracture, bone quality typing (AO/OTA and Dorr classification), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score and evaluation of their correlation with the complication of fixation including nonunion and device failure were recorded and analyzed. Result: 101 patients including 54 males (53.5%) and 47 females (46.5%) underwent DHS implementation. Mean population age was 73.06 ± 16.36 years with an age range of 30 to 94 years; the most frequent age period was 76 - 85 years, injured by low-energy trauma mechanism and 23.8% patients were injured in a high-energy trauma. 56 patients completed the 6-month follow-up evaluation which ranged from 1 to 80 weeks. According to AO/OTA classification, the most common type among the patient population was A2, 27 patients (51.5%); while the most common group from Dorr classification turned to be group B (39.6%). Classification by ASA score revealed Class II to be most frequent among the patient population (56.4%). Nonunion was seen in eight of patients (14.3%). Three patients (5.4%) had device failure, two cases showed side plate breakage, and another one had screw cut out. There was no significant relationship between AO/OTA classification with the both complications i.e. the development of device failure (P = 0.85) and nonunion (P = 0.99). Non-significant correlation was found between Dorr classification with device failure (P = 0.06) and nonunion (P = 0.11). Conclusion: Regarding recent studies, more effective factor on the outcome is patient’s medical condition before surgery compared to the radiographic findings including AO/OTA and Dorr classification.

Device Failure, AO/OTA and Dorr Classification, Dynamic Hip Screw

Torkaman, A. , Yazdi, H. , Hamdollahzadeh, H. , Akbari, A. , Gomrokchi, M. and Gomrokchi, A. (2017) An Assessment of the Relationship between Nonunion and Device Failure Following the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Fracture, by Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) Using Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesfrogen/Orthopedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) and Dorr Classification. Open Journal of Orthopedics, 7, 32-42. doi: 10.4236/ojo.2017.71005.