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Citation

Dinçer R, Burç H, Baykal YB, Atay T, Kırdemir V (2019) Partial Endoprosthesis Application with Posterior Mini-Incision in Geriatric Hip Fractures: A Retrospective Study. J Geriatr Med Gerontol 5:077. doi.org/10.23937/2469-5858/1510077

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© 2019 Dinçer R, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

RESEARCH ARTICLE | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2469-5858/1510077

Partial Endoprosthesis Application with Posterior Mini-Incision in Geriatric Hip Fractures: A Retrospective Study

Recep Dinçer1*, HalilBurç2, Y Barbaros Baykal1, Tolga Atay1 and Vecihi Kırdemir1

1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey

2Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, Turkey

Abstract

Background

Recent technological advancements and accumulating surgical experience have led to a higher interest in orthopedic minimally invasive surgery. This study aims to present the feasibility of posterior mini-incision for partial hip prosthesis compared with total hip prosthesis.

Materials and methods

We enrolled 15 patients (nine females, six males) who presented with a geriatric hip fracture between 2013 and 2014. While 11 of the fractures were in the collum femoris, 4 were intertrochanteric fractures. Hemiarthroplasty with a mini-incision was applied to all patients.

Results

In all patients, a mini-incision of 8.5-cm mean length was used. The mean surgical duration was 67.4 min, and the mean blood loss was 526 mL. We observed no neurovascular damage in any patient resulting from the limited exposure. Moreover, no postoperative complication was reported, and there was no mortality during the follow-up.

Conclusion

This study suggests that the advantages and disadvantages of classic and mini-incision methods should be comprehensively assessed, and the most appropriate method should be selected for each patient.