Objective:To investigate the efficacy of proximal femoral intramedullary nail antirotation fixation in the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture of the femur and its effects on Harris hip scores.Methods:Sixty-eight patients with intertrochanteric fracture of the femur who received treatment in Cixi People's Hospital from April 2018 to October 2019 were included in this study. They were randomly assigned to receive dynamic hip screw fixation (control group, n = 34) or proximal femoral intramedullary nail antirotation fixation (observation group, n = 34). Clinical efficacy, Harris score, surgical indicators, and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups. Results:The response rate was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group [94.12% (32/34) vs. 76.47% (26/34), χ2 = 5.81, P < 0.05]. The excellent and good rate of hip function as evaluated by Harris hip scores was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group [91.18% (31/34) vs. 73.53% (25/34), χ2 = 6.05, P < 0.05]. The operative time, blood loss, incision length, and fracture healing time in the observation group were (51.66 ± 10.52) minutes, (120.26 ± 12.29) mL, (8.09 ± 2.62) cm, and (9.86 ± 2.67) weeks respectively, and those in the control group were (78.32 ± 12.23) minutes, (238.45 ± 17.85) mL, (12.95 ± 3.29) cm, and (13.65 ± 3.46) weeks, respectively. There were significant differences in these indices between the two groups ( t = 14.55, 14.03, 14.85, 14.60, all P < 0.05). The incidence of complications was significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group [5.88% (2/34) vs. 23.53% (8/34), χ2 = 6.51, P < 0.05]. Conclusion:Proximal femoral intramedullary nail antirotation fixation is superior to dynamic hip screw fixation in the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture of the femur. The former increases Harris hip score, decreases the incidence of complications, and is of great clinical innovation.

Objective:To analyze the characteristics of aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) and related factors of postoperative recurrence, so as to improve the clinical diagnosis and treatment level of ABC in children.Methods:The clinical data of children pathologically diagnosed as ABC after surgery in the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University from January 2010 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed.Clinical characteristics of the patients, including age, gender, lesion sites, and main clinical manifestations (pain, swelling, local tenderness, joint dysfunction and pathological fracture) were analyzed and summarized.Before operation, imaging Enneking staging was carried out, cyst volume was estimated, and the distance from cysts to the epiphyseal plate was measured.During surgery, patients received lesion curettage, local cautery and bone grafting, and the pathological fractures were treated with auxiliary internal fixation.Results were determined by Neer imaging grading after surgery, and grades Ⅰ and Ⅱ were postoperative recurrence.Possible recurrence factors were analyzed statistically by Fisher′ s exact test. Results:A total of 29 cases meeting the criteria were included, including 19 males and 10 females.The age ranged from 3.6 to 14.0 years old, averaging 9.2 years old; 12 patients were smaller than 10 years old and 17 patients were older than 10 years old.The cysts of 9 cases were located in proximal femur (31.0%), 5 cases in proximal humerus (17.2%), and 4 cases in proximal fibula (13.8%); The other 11 cases (37.9%) occurred in the middle and distal end; 26 cases (89.7%) had local tenderness, 25 cases (86.2%) showed varying degrees of pain, 18 cases (62.1%) presented local swelling, 15 cases (51.7%) were accompanied by joint dysfunction, and 12 cases (41.4%) were combined with pathological fractures.According to Enneking staging results, 18 cases (62.1%) were at rest stage, 7 cases (24.1%) at active stage, and 4 cases (13.8%) at invasive stage.Cyst volume was estimated to be 3.3-172.0 cm 3, with a median of about 50.8 cm 3.The distance from cysts to the epiphyseal plate was 0-85.0 mm, with a median of 20.8 mm.All children were followed up for 2.2-10.1 years (averaging 3.8 years). There were 6 cases (20.7%) of grades Ⅰ and Ⅱ according to Neer grading standard, and they suffered from recurrence about 2.5-20.3 months after surgery (averaging 12.5 months). The recurrence rate was higher in patients with cyst volume >50.8 cm 3 (42.9%, 6/14 cases) as well as in patients at active stage and invasive stage (45.5%, 5/11 cases) ( P<0.05). There was no statistical difference between the recurrence rate of ABC in different gender, age, the distance from cysts to the epiphyseal plate and pathological fractures. Conclusions:ABC is prone to occur in the proximal metaphysis of the long bones of children′s extremities.Main manifestations are pain, swelling, local tenderness and joint dysfunction, and ABC is frequently accompanied by pathological fractures.A higher postoperative recurrence rate is related to a larger cyst size and the active and invasion phases of the cyst, but gender, age, the distance from the cyst to the epiphyseal plate and pathological fractures are not significantly related to the postoperative recurrence rate.