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Does Fracture Severity of Intertrochanteric Fracture in Elderly Caused by Low-Energy Trauma Affected by Gluteus Muscle Volume?

  • Byung-Kook Kim (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHA Gumi Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine) ;
  • Suk Han Jung (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHA Gumi Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine) ;
  • Donghun Han (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHA Gumi Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2021.10.22
  • Accepted : 2022.01.10
  • Published : 2022.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation between the type and stability of intertrochanteric fractures caused by low-energy trauma and gluteus muscle volume. Materials and Methods: A total of 205 elderly (>65 years) patients with intertrochanteric fractures caused by low-energy trauma treated from January 2018 to December 2020 were included in this study. The mean age of patients was 81.24 years (range, 65-100 years). Fractures were classified according to the Jensen modification of the Evans classification. The cross-sectional area of the contralateral gluteus muscle (minimus, medius, and maximus) was measured in preoperative axial computed tomography slices. An analysis and comparison of age, body mass index (BMI), weight, height, and the gluteus muscle area in each fracture type group was performed. Results: In the uni-variable analysis, statistically significant taller height was observed in patients in the stable intertrochanteric fracture (modified Evans 1 and 2) group compared with those in the unstable intertrochanteric fracture (modified Evans 3, 4, and 5) group (P<0.05). In addition, significantly higher BMI-adjusted gluteus muscle area (gluteus muscle area/BMI) was observed for the stable intertrochanteric fracture group compared with the unstable intertrochanteric fracture group except for the BMI-adjusted gluteus minimus area (P=0.112). In multivariable analysis, only the BMI-adjusted gluteus maximus (P=0.042) and total gluteus areas (P=0.035) were significantly higher in the stable group. Conclusion: Gluteal muscularity around the hip, especially the gluteus maximus, had a significant effect on the stability of intertrochanteric fractures.

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