Subspecialty Fellowship Training Is Not Associated With Better Outcomes in Fixation of Low-Energy Femoral Neck Fractures-An Analysis of the Fixation Using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip Fractures Database.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare risk of reoperation for femoral neck fracture patients undergoing fixation with cancellous screws (CSs) or sliding hip screws based on surgeon fellowship (trauma-fellowship-trained vs. non-trauma-fellowship-trained).

Design

Retrospective review of Fixation using Alternative Implants for the Treatment of Hip fractures data.

Setting

Eighty-one centers across 8 countries.

Patients/participants

Eight hundred nineteen patients ≥50 years old with low-energy hip fractures requiring surgical fixation.

Intervention

Patients were randomized to CS or sliding hip screw group in the initial dataset.

Main outcome measurements

The primary outcome was risk of reoperation. Secondary outcomes included death, serious adverse events, radiographi

SUBMITTER: DeAngelis RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8882705 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature