Plate Fixation Technique for Reducing Osteoarticular Allograft Fracture: A Preliminary Report.
J Med Assoc Thai
; 99(10): 1110-8, 2016 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29952455
ABSTRACT
Background:
Osteoarticular allograft is now commonly used as a reconstructive biomaterial to replace bone defect following removal of aggressive bone tumors and for revision of failed arthroplasty. Good long-term clinical result of allograft replacement has been demonstrated. However, the rate of complications is high, including deep infection, allograft fracture, delayed union or non-union, and joint instability. Prevalence of allograft fracture ranges from 12-54 percent. Many studies recommend avoiding plate and screw fixation, or they advise the use of a modified screw fixation technique that minimizes the number of screws and changes screw alignment.Objective:
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of the conventional technique with a new method of plate and screw fixation in osteochondral allograft following removal of aggressive bone tumors. Material andMethod:
From September 1988 to February 2015, 52 patients with primary aggressive benign or malignant bone tumor underwent massive bone allograft reconstruction. There were 25 males and 27 females with a mean age of 27-years. Giant cell tumor and osteosarcoma comprised most of the diagnoses. Thirty-five of the tumors were located around the knee. Average length of allograft was 12.9 cm. Twenty-nine patients were reconstructed using standard technique and 23 patients were fixed using only one dynamic compression plate with limited and 15-degree divergent-angle screw fixation at the allograft.Results:
Mean follow-up time in the group treated by conventional fixation was 84.5 months. There were 13 fractures (44.8%) in the conventional fixation group, with a median time to graft fracture of 4.9 months. The 23 patients with new technique fixation were followed-up for a mean duration of 60.5 months. Six fractures (26.1%) occurred in this group, with a median time to graft fracture of 10.40 months. Differences between groups for incidence of allograft fracture and median time to fracture were not statistically significant (p = 0.163 and p = 0.244, respectively). Most patients with allograft fracture were treated surgically using autogenous bone grafting and revision of internal fixation.Conclusion:
The new method of osteochondral allograft fixation using single plate, fewer screws, and divergent screw fixation yielded a lower fracture rate and a longer median time to fracture than the conventional method; however the differences between groups did not achieve statistical significance. The results of this preliminary study should be confirmed in a larger group of allografts over a longer follow-up period.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bone Neoplasms
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Bone Plates
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Bone Screws
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Bone Transplantation
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Fracture Fixation, Internal
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Assoc Thai
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
TAILANDIA
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TAILÂNDIA
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TH
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THAILAND