ASSESSMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL HEALING IN ELDERLY HIP FRACTURES FIXED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY VERSUS EXTRAMEDULLARY IMPLANTS AT THREE MONTHS

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Syed Imran Bukhari
Noman Ali
Israr Ul Haq
Muhammad Bilal
Inayat Ur Rehman

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the radiological healing in elderly patients with hip fractures fixed with intramedullary versus extramedullary implants at 3 months by using Radiological Union Score for Hip (RUSH score).
METHODS: This quasi-experimental study was conducted at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from September 2020 to March 2021, in elderly patients (50-80 years) with hip fractures. Out of 238 patients, 119 were non-randomly assigned to Group-A undergoing intra- medullary implants and 119 to Group-B undergoing fixation with an extra-medullary implant. After the surgery, the patients were followed up periodically at 2nd week, 6th week and 12th week after surgery and assessed for radiological healing through RUSH score. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 23.
RESULTS: Out of 238 patients, 96 were males and 142 were females. In Group-A, 51 (42.9%) were males and 68 (57.1%) were females. In Group-B, 45 (37.8%) were males and 74 (62.2%) were females. Majority (n=135/238: 56.72%) were aging from 50-60 years. Mean±SD of age was 63.1±8.8 years and 61.7±8.1 years in Group-A & Group-B respectively. Mean±SD of RUSH score in Group-A & Group-B was 19.50±6.92 and 22.51±5.60 respectively. Mean RUSH score for males in Group-A and Group-B was 21.52±6.39 and 22.33±6.99 (p=0.354) and for females in Group-A and Group-B was 19.36±7.33 and 22.18±5.75 (p=0.025) respectively. Median and IQR of RUSH score in Group-A & Group-B was 21±10 and 23±8 respectively (p=0.069).
CONCLUSION: There was statistically insignificant difference in median RUSH score with use of either intramedullary or extramedullary implants in the management of hip fractures.

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Bukhari, S. I., N. Ali, I. U. Haq, M. Bilal, and I. U. Rehman. “ASSESSMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL HEALING IN ELDERLY HIP FRACTURES FIXED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY VERSUS EXTRAMEDULLARY IMPLANTS AT THREE MONTHS”. KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, vol. 15, no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp. 26-30, doi:10.35845/kmuj.2023.23046.
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