J Korean Fract Soc.  2020 Apr;33(2):87-95. 10.12671/jkfs.2020.33.2.87.

Three-Dimensional Analysis of the Morphological Features in the Femur of Atypical Fracture and Practical Implications of Intramedullary Nailing

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
  • 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
  • 3Institute of Health Sciences (Medical ICT Convergence Research Center), Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
  • 4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Changwon, Korea

Abstract

Purpose
This study analyzed the morphological features of the contralateral femur without an atypical fracture by constructing a three-dimensional model with an actual size medullary canal.
Materials and Methods
Lateral and anterior bowing of the shaft were measured for 21 models, and the shape of the medullary canal was analyzed. To eliminate the projection error, the anteroposterior (AP) femur was rotated internally to the extent that the centerline of the head and neck, which is the ideal position of cephalomedullary nail screw, was neutral, and the lateral femur matched the medial and lateral condyle exactly.
Results
The lateral bowing and anterior bowing was an average of 5.5° (range, 2.8°-10.7°; standard deviation [SD], 2.4°) and 13.1° (range, 6.2°-21.4°; SD, 3.2°), respectively. In the area where lateral bowing increased, the lateral cortex became thicker, and the medullary canal was straightened. On the lateral femur, the anterior angle was increased significantly, and the diameter of curvature averaged 1,370.2 mm (range, 896-1,996 mm; SD, 249.5 mm).
Conclusion
Even if the anterolateral bowing increases in the atypical femur, the medullary canal tends to be straightened in the AP direction. So, it might be considered as a reference to the modification of an intramedullary nail to increase the conformity.

Keyword

Femur; Atypical fracture; Three-dimensional modeling; Anterolateral bowing; Intramedullary nail fixation
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