Abstract

SCHUROFF, Ademir et al. Resultado funcional após hemiartroplastia de quadril para tratamento de fraturas do colo femoral. Rev. Port. Ortop. Traum. [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.2, pp.179-190. ISSN 1646-2122.

Objetive: Clinical and functional avaliation and mortality of elderly patients with unstable fratures of the medial femoral neck underwent hemiarthroplasty of the hip. Methods: We prospectively evaluated 93 patients followed at least four months between August 2006 and May 2009, submitted to partial cemented hemiarthroplasty of hip after unstable femoral neck frature. We analyzed ambulatory status, postoperative mortality, time between frature and surgery, cognitive function (Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire-SPMSQ), beyond the level of independence in activities of daily living (Katz Method), level of pain and impact of physiotherapy on rehabilitation of these patients. Results: Of the 93 patients evaluated, 20 died and 19 patients were lost to follow-up, leaving 54 patients to be evaluated. There was a mean age of 82.5 years with a predominance of females (79.63%). The follow-up was 21 months (4-37). The patients were operated on average at day 4 after frature. Before surgery, over 81% of patients could ambulate without assistance at home or in the community. After surgery, this percentage dropped to approximately 57% of patients. The mortality in the postoperative period was 21.50%. The rate of dislocation was 4.65%. Severe dementia was found in 22.2% of patients. Physical therapy was not significant for patients to bring the same level ambulatories before the frature. Conclusion: Patients with frature of the femoral neck underwent partial hip prosthesis in our series show a loss of walking ability, a postoperative mortality around 20%, with a low rate of complications following short-term. We believe this to be a viable alternative treatment in elderly patients with poor walking ability and other uncontrolled medical comorbidity.

Keywords : Hip neck fratures; hemiarthroplasty; mortality; morbidity; gait.

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