Author:
Ramadanov Nikolai,Jóźwiak Katarzyna,Marinova-Kichikova Polina,Lazaru Philip,Dimitrov Dobromir
Abstract
AbstractThe aim was to conduct a systematic review of literature and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing short-term outcomes of bipolar hemiarthroplasty (HA) through SuperPATH and bipolar HA through conventional approaches (CAs) in patients with femoral neck fractures. The following PICO question was formulated: In human participants with femoral neck fractures, are the short-term outcomes of SuperPATH HA better than the short-term outcomes of CAs HA? The following databases were searched until 25 August 2023: PubMed, CNKI, CENTRAL of The Cochrane Library, Clinical trials, and Google Scholar. Quality assessment of the RCTs was performed, according to the Cochrane’s Risk of Bias 2 tool and the recommendations of the GRADE system. Furthermore, we evaluated publication bias with funnel plots. Mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for continuous variables using the Hartung–Knapp–Sidik–Jonkman method and a random effects model. Nine RCTs with overall 762 patients were included in this meta-analysis. All 9 RCTs were rated with a moderate risk of bias. The quality of evidence of the outcome parameters was rated moderate to very low. The funnel plots were overall broadly symmetrical, possibly indicating low to moderate publication bias. SuperPATH had a longer operation time compared to CAs (MD = 21.79, 95% CI 12.57 to 31.02). SuperPATH decreased incision length (MD = − 4.50; 95% CI − 5.80 to − 3.20), intraoperative blood loss (MD = − 103.96, 95% CI − 150.27 to − 55.66), postoperative drainage volume (MD = − 137.30, 95% CI − 178.74 to − 95.86), time to mobilization (MD = − 3.86; 95% CI − 5.96 to − 1.76), pain VAS ≤ 1 week postoperatively (MD = − 1.81; 95% CI − 2.17 to − 1.45), and hospitalization time (MD = − 4.05; 95% CI − 4.96 to − 3.15). SuperPATH improved HHS ≤ 1 week postoperatively (MD = 11.10; 95% CI 1.65 to 20.54) and HHS 3 months postoperatively (MD = 6.33; 95% CI 3.97 to 8.69). There was no difference in pain VAS 1–3 months postoperatively (MD = − 0.08; 95% CI − 0.22 to 0.05) and HHS 6 months postoperatively (MD = 0.44; 95% CI − 0.11 to 1.00). This is the first meta-analysis comparing SuperPATH HA with CAs HA in patients with femoral neck fractures. SuperPATH HA was superior in the early short-term functional outcome (HHS) compared to CAs HA, reaching minimal clinically important differences. Furthermore, SuperPATH HA showed significantly better results in incision length, blood loss, time to mobilization, pain intensity (VAS), and hospitalization time than CAs HA.
Funder
Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg CAMPUS gGmbH
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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