Table 3 List of revisions (mechanical).

From: Lower cortical thickness index does not correlate with increased surgical complications in proximal femoral fractures: a clinical and radiological study

Case

Primary implant

Cause for revision/failure mode

Age

TTR

(d)

TAD (mm)

Blade position TFNA

Integrity of medial calcar

NSA(°)

AO/OTA

Contralateral CTI

Type of revision surgery

Relevant comorbidities

4

TFNA

Cut-out of helical blade, varus impaction

91

14

31

Superior

Not intact

114

31A2.3

0.654

Implant removal and implantation of THA

 

8

Cemented HA

Periprosthetic fracture after recurrent low-energy trauma

85

62

    

31B2.2

 

Change of implant and plate osteosynthesis

Parkinson’s disease, frailty

10

TFNA

Cut-through of helical blade

82

55

19

Centre

Intact

133

31A2.3

0.481

Removal of blade and replacement with shorter blade

 

11

TFNA

Intraoperative fracture distal to nail detected postoperatively

87

14

10

Centre

Intact

122

31A1.3

0.64

Change to a long endomedullary nail

 

12

TFNA

Postoperative varus dislocation → cut-out of helical blade

91

102

30

Antero-superior

Not intact

108

31A2.2

0.6

Implant removal and implantation of THA

Parkinson’s disease, frailty, malnutrition (BMI 19)

14

TFNA

New low-energy trauma → varus dislocation (close to cut-out)

74

123

19

Posterior

Not intact

131

31A2.2

0.571

Removal of blade and replacement with shorter blade

Epilepsy, malnutrition (BMI 18)

15

Cemented HA

Periprosthetic fracture after recurrent low-energy trauma

80

36

    

31B2.1

 

Change of implant and plate osteosynthesis

Diabetes, COPD

16

TFNA

Tractus irritation through blade subsidence

83

238

16

Superior

Intact

127

31A1.3

0.552

Removal of blade and replacement with shorter blade

 

17

TFNA

Tractus irritation through blade subsidence

87

327

20

Posterior

Not intact

134

31A1.2

0.593

Removal of blade and replacement with shorter blade

Parkinson’s disease, frailty

18

TFNA

New low-energy trauma → new Fracture and blade dislocation with cut-through

83

39

19

Centre

Not intact

131

31A2.2

0.560

Removal of blade and replacement with shorter blade

 
  1. TTR time to revision surgery, THA total hip arthroplasty, BMI body mass index, TAD tip apex distance, NSA neck-shaft angle, AO/OTA Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesen/American Trauma Association, CTI cortical thickness index, HA hemiarthroplasty, TFNA trochanteric fixation nail advanced, yrs. Years, d days, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonal disease.