The Comparison of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis versus Open Plate Fixation in the Treatment of in the Distal Femur Fracture.
10.12671/jkfs.2013.26.4.314
- Author:
Seong Jun AHN
1
;
Suk Woong KANG
;
Bu Hwan KIM
;
Moo Ho SONG
;
Seong Ho YOO
;
Kwan Taek OH
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Daedong Hospital, Busan, Korea. redmaniak@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Distal femoral fracture;
Minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis;
Open plate fixation
- MeSH:
C-Reactive Protein;
Femur*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Operative Time;
Postoperative Complications;
Range of Motion, Articular;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
2013;26(4):314-320
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of surgical treatment through retrospective comparison of minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) vs open plate fixation in the treatment of the distal femur fractures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-one patients with distal femur fractures from January 2002 to December 2010 were divided into two groups depending on the surgical method. Minimum follow up was 12 months. Group A consisted of 17 patients treated with MIPPO, and group B was comprised of 14 patients treated with open plate fixation. Clinical outcomes including operation time, transfusion rate, rehabilitation, range of motion, and interval change of postoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) were evaluated to assess postoperative inflammatory reaction, postoperative complications and clinical results with the use of Sanders criteria. RESULTS: The operative time was 86/135 min and transfusion volume was 0.8/1.9 unit respectively. The postoperative 3-day and 7-day CRP were 7.4/1.5 mg% in group A and 10.3/2.4 mg% in group B, showing more minimal tissue injury and early recovery in group A. There were no significant differences in clinical results by Sanders criteria in both groups. CONCLUSION: Both MIPPO and open plate fixation for the treatment of distal femur fractures showed comparably good results. However, the MIPPO technique is superior to group B in view of minimal tissue injury and operation time and was proven to lessen the transfusion rate.
