Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) ›› 2019, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (5): 875-880. doi: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2019.05.014

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Perioperative clinical characteristics of patients with pathological fracture of proximal femur

Yun-peng CUI,Chuan MI,Bing WANG,Yuan-xing PAN,Yun-fei LIN,Xue-dong SHI()   

  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
  • Received:2017-08-25 Online:2019-10-18 Published:2019-10-23
  • Contact: Xue-dong SHI E-mail:xuedongs@hotmail.com

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Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the perioperative clinical characteristics of patients with patholo-gical fracture of proximal femur. Methods: A retrospective study reviewed 28 patients who received proximal resection and tumor hemiarthroplasty for malignant proximal femoral tumor in Peking University First Hospital from January 2011 to February 2017. According to the fracture, the patients were divided into two groups: pathological fracture group and non-pathological fracture group. We investigated the clinical characteristics during perioperative period between the two groups. Results: Of the 28 patients, 14 (50.0%) patients suffered pathological fracture, and there was no significant difference between the two groups in the patient’s age, gender, limb involvement, and tumor source (P>0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (Hct), and lower extremity thrombosis. The albumin (ALB) of pathological fracture group were lower in contrast to non-pathological fracture group (P=0.031). There was no significant difference between the two groups in decline of HGB and Hct on postoperation day 1, operative time, bleeding during operation, time for walking with help of ambulation aid postoperative, and postoperative hospital stay (P>0.05). On post-operation day 7, HGB (P=0.025) and Hct (P=0.039) of pathological fracture group were significant lower in contrast to non-pathological fracture group. Whereas, the total blood loss calculated by Gross equation of pathological fracture group was significant higher in contrast to non-pathological fracture group [(2 066.3±419.8) mL vs. (786.0±152.6) mL, P=0.039]. The patient needed blood transfusion during operation (7/14 vs. 1/14, P=0.033) and postoperative (8/14 vs. 1/14, P=0.013) in pathological fracture group were more than in non-pathological fracture group. At last, Barthel daily life ability score (P=0.009) of pathological fracture group was lower in contrast to non-pathological fracture group, and visual analogue scale (VAS) score was higher (P<0.001). They were almost equal when the patients were discharged (P>0.05). Conclusion: Patients with pathological fracture had lower ALB during perioperative period. Pathological fracture had no effect on operative time, bleeding during operation and function outcomes. However, the patients with pathological fracture had more total blood loss and lower HGB, Hct in contrast to the patients without pathological fracture. Blood transfusion was more needed in pathological fracture patients.

Key words: Fractures, spontaneous, Bone neoplasms, Femoral fractures, Perioperative period

CLC Number: 

  • R683.42

Figure 1

Typical case of proximal resection and tumor hemiarthroplasty A, a 72-year-old female patient with high grade neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma metastasis; B, a 62-year-old female patient with diffuse large cell B lymphoma."

Table 1

Preoperative clinical characteristic of 28 patients with proximal femoral tumor"

Items Pathological fracture (n=14) Non-pathological fracture (n=14) P value
Age/years, x?±s 63.6±3.5 59.6±2.9 0.210b
Female, n (%) 7 (50.0) 4 (28.6) 0.440c
Left limb involvement, n (%) 5 (35.7) 10 (71.4) 0.128c
Lower extremity thrombosis, n (%) >0.999c
Deep venous thrombosis 0 0
Inter-muscular venous thrombosis 2 (14.3) 1 (7.1)
Tumor source, n 0.678c
Primary tumor 5 3
Metastatic tumor 9 11
VAS score, x?±s 8.2±0.2 4.0±0.3 <0.001b
Barthel daily life ability score, x?±s 33.2±4.5 60.6±9.1 0.009a
HGB/(g/L), x?±s 113.0±6.2 127.4±5.1 0.087a
Hct/%, x?±s 33.1±1.8 37.0±1.5 0.103a
ALB/(g/L), x?±s 35.6±1.5 40.1±1.2 0.031a
Pre-ALB/(mg/L), x?±s 186.5±22.5 244.0±18.1 0.056a

Table 2

Surgical treatment of 28 patients with proximal femoral tumor"

Items Pathological fracture (n=14) Non-pathological fracture (n=14) P value
Operative time/min, x?±s 214.3±20.8 188.6±9.9 0.194b
Bleeding during operation/mL, x?±s 953.4±332.9 414.3±66.0 0.246b
Blood transfusion during operation, n (%) 7 (50.0) 1 (7.1) 0.033c

Table 3

Postoperative recovery of 28 patients with proximal femoral tumor"

Items Pathological fracture (n=14) Non-pathological fracture (n=14) P value
Short-term prognosis
Time for walking with help of ambulation aid/d, x?±s 15.8±1.2 14.3±0.9 0.333a
Postoperative hospital stay/d, x?±s 18.5±1.8 18.8±1.8 0.910a
VAS score-discharge, x?±s 2.9±0.2 2.6±0.1 0.482b
VAS score decline, x?±s 5.4±0.3 1.4±0.2 <0.001b
Barthel daily life ability score-discharge, x?±s 38.8±2.9 42.9±5.5 0.477a
Drainage
Time/d, x?±s 6.3±0.8 4.1±0.3 0.069b
Volume/mL, x?±s 759.8±158.2 380.3±60.4 0.085b
Laboratory examination of postoperation day 1
HGB/(g/L), x?±s 93.8±4.2 106.5±4.7 0.055a
HGB decline/(g/L), x?±s 19.2±3.9 20.9±3.2 0.745a
Hct/%, x?±s 27.2±1.2 30.9±1.2 0.042a
Hct decline/%, x?±s 5.9±1.1 6.1±1.2 0.893a
ALB/(g/L), x?±s 27.8±1.0 31.8±1.2 0.018a
ALB decline/(g/L), x?±s 7.6±1.1 8.5±1.0 0.594a
Laboratory examination of postoperation day 7
HGB/(g/L), x?±s 90.0±5.3 107.6±5.0 0.025a
Hct/%, x?±s 26.3±1.7 30.9±1.2 0.039a
Total perioperative blood loss/mL, x?±s 0.164b
Postoperation day 1 1 219.0±203.6 781.4±118.4 0.164b
Postoperation day 7 2 066.3±419.8 786.0±152.6 0.030b
Blood transfusion postoperation within 7 days, n (%) 8 (57.1) 1 (7.1) 0.013c
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