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THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Geriatrics Health Professionals.

FRACTURE FIXATION IN OSTEOPOROTIC BONE Stephen Kates, MD Hansjӧrg Wyss  Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Associate Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Research University of Rochester Medical Center Michael Blauth Norbert Suhm Jorg Goldhahn. AGS.

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  1. FRACTURE FIXATION IN OSTEOPOROTIC BONEStephen Kates, MDHansjӧrg Wyss  Professor of Orthopaedic SurgeryDepartment of Orthopedics and RehabilitationAssociate Director, Center for Musculoskeletal ResearchUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterMichael BlauthNorbert SuhmJorg Goldhahn AGS THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY Geriatrics Health Professionals. Leading change. Improving care for older adults.

  2. LEARNING OUTCOMES Understand the factors influencing fixation in cortical and trabecular bone affected with osteoporosis What implant characteristics help with fixation? What aspects of surgical fixation are important? Understand basic metabolic bone work-up

  3. Definitions • Insufficiency fracture: bone fails with normal weight-bearing • Fragility fracture: result of a fall from a standing height or less

  4. CONTENTS Osteoporotic cortical bone Biomechanical properties Choice of implants Surgical technique Trabecular bone Biomechanical properties Choice of implants Surgical technique

  5. CONTENTS Osteoporotic cortical bone Biomechanical properties Choice of implants Surgical technique

  6. BONE MASS CHANGESDURING LIFE Peak bone mass is reached at age 25 Heredity Medications Diet, tobacco, and alcohol Race / weight

  7. CONTENTS Osteoporotic cortical bone Biomechanical properties Choice of implants Surgical technique

  8. LOCKED-PLATE PRINCIPLE

  9. PULLOUT OF REGULAR SCREWS by bending load

  10. SHEARING CONVENTIONAL PLATE OR SCREW DOWN

  11. RESISTANCE AGAINST BENDING LOAD

  12. Resistance against bending load in locked plate Plate-screw connection is solid Screw-bone interface Fails as a unit

  13. CONTENTS Osteoporotic cortical bone Biomechanical properties Choice of implants Surgical technique

  14. UNI- VS. BICORTICAL SCREW FIXATION female

  15. FAILURE WITH UNICORTICAL SCREWS Thin cortices: choose screw diameter as large as possible

  16. 5 days later 10 months postop.

  17. BIOMECHANICS: NORMAL BONE Load (N) +36% 600 +18% +6% 500 4.5 mm Cortex, bicortical 4.0 mm Locking, unicortical 4.0 mm Locking, bicortical 5.0 mm Locking, bicortical 400 300 200 100 0

  18. BIOMECHANICS: OSTEOPENIC BONE Load (N) 600 +91% +82% 500 400 +17% 300 4.5 mm Cortex, bicortical 4.0 mm Locking, unicortical 4.0 mm Locking, bicortical 5.0 mm Locking, bicortical 200 100 0

  19. BRIDGING WITH LOCKED IMPLANT

  20. CONCEPTS OF PLATE FIXATION IN OSTEOPOROTIC BONE ? compression technique Bridge plating useful Neutralization plates useful Long plate for bone protection

  21. CONTENTS Trabecular bone Biomechanical properties Choice of implants Surgical technique

  22. OSTEOPOROSIS Normal bone Osteoporosis • In osteoporotic metaphyseal bone: • Fewer trabeculae for screws to engage • Loss of critical bony interconnections • Thinner internal support

  23. SIGNS YOUR PATIENT HASPOOR-QUALITY BONE Poor dentition: teeth are formed similarly to bone Multiple vertebral compression fractures Previous hip, radius, or tibial plateau fracture End-stage renal disease On steroid therapy Anticonvulsant use

  24. OSTEOPOROTIC TRABECULAR BONE:CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES Cut out Loss of screw fixation Spontaneous fractures

  25. CONTENTS Trabecular bone Biomechanical properties Choice of implants Surgical technique

  26. Flat surface, increased area Lag screw Less loss of bone with helical blade (right) Helical blade

  27. CHOICE OF IMPLANT:ONE FIXED ANGLE VS. MANY Elderly woman who fell down one step One fixed angle with blade plate Multiple fixed angles, longer implant

  28. VARUS COLLAPSE DUE TO LACK OF MEDIAL BUTTRESS

  29. CONTENTS Trabecular bone Biomechanical properties Choice of implants Surgical technique

  30. INTRA-OP IMPACTION

  31. Augmentation to Improve Screw Fixation Enlarges the bone implant surface area NOT FDA APPROVED!

  32. Augmentation in practice Slide 32

  33. If bone is very poor, consider prosthetic replacement

  34. DON’T FORGET THE SOFT TISSUES The wound must heal also Skin is also 98 years old Slide 34

  35. Basic Osteoporosis Work-up: Metabolic • 25-OH vitamin D level • Intact PTH level • Calcium • Phosphate • TSH • Albumin level Slide 35

  36. Radiologic Work-up OF OSTEOPOROSIS: DEXA Scan • DEXA is gold standard • T score is comparison to normal young bone • Z score is comparison to peers • Treat with fragility fracture and osteoporosis, osteopenia Slide 36

  37. Vitamin D Repletion • Vitamin D2 50,000 units PO • Level 010 ng/dL: 3 times / week • Level 1120 ng/dL: 2 times/week • Level 2132 ng/dL: 1 time/week • For 612 weeks, then recheck level • Maintain with vitamin D3 1200 IU/day Slide 37

  38. TreatmentsAfter Vitamin D repletion • For viable patients: • Bisphosphonates • Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) • Parathyroid hormone • Don’t forget the bone itself: treat the osteoporosis or refer Slide 38

  39. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES Age & bone quality affect cortical and trabecular bone in different ways Absolute stability often not possible Principles of fixation: Angular stability Fracture reduction Long bridging plates Enlarged surface area of implant / bone Augmentation Prosthetic replacement

  40. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! Visit us at: www.americangeriatrics.org Facebook.com/AmericanGeriatricsSociety Twitter.com/AmerGeriatrics linkedin.com/company/american-geriatrics-society

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