Surgically Treated Femoral Neck Stress Fractures Are Likely to Result in Military Separation During Basic Combat Training.

Autor:	Shaw KA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, USA.; Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD., Hattaway J; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, USA., Villani N; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, USA., Barkley C; Department of Physical Therapy, Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Columbia, SC, USA., O'Brien F; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, USA., Jackson KL; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA, USA.; Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD., Tucker M; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, SC, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Clinical orthopaedics and related research [Clin Orthop Relat Res] 2022 Sep 01; Vol. 480 (9), pp. 1684-1691. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 23.
DOI:	10.1097/CORR.0000000000002187
Abstrakt:	Background: Femoral neck stress fractures are a common condition affecting military service members, most noticeably during basic combat training. Previous studies have investigated the risk factors for femoral neck stress fracture development in basic trainees and outcomes associated with treatment; however, few studies have focused on operatively treated femoral neck stress fracture in the military trainee. Doing so would be important not only for the military, but also providers caring for athletes, such as distance runners, who have a heightened risk for femoral neck stress fracture development. Questions/purposes: (1) What proportion of US Army trainees completing basic combat training at Fort Jackson, SC, USA, who undergo surgery for femoral neck stress fracture during basic training subsequently leave military service because of the injury? (2) What factors are related to the patient or the fracture are associated with a higher likelihood of military separation? (3) What factors on the initial MRI are associated with progression of the stress fracture extent? Methods: A retrospective study of a longitudinally maintained database of stress injuries involving basic combat trainees from a single military post was reviewed over a 3-year period. Inclusion criteria included basic trainees undergoing surgery for a femoral neck stress fracture between January 2018 and June 2020 with a minimum of 1-year follow-up. Surgery was indicated for service members with complete and tension-sided femoral neck stress fractures and those with high risk compression-sided stress fractures, generally representing fractures involving more than 50% of the femoral neck width. Over the study period, 57 service members (51% [29 of 57] women with a mean age of 24 years) underwent surgery for a femoral neck stress fracture, and all 57 had a minimum of 1-year follow-up. Identified service members underwent independent data collection including injury and radiographic parameters based on chart and imaging review. Documented fracture line progression on repeat imaging was present in 39% of service members, with a mean fracture line progression of 55% of the femoral neck width. Service members were subdivided based upon the ability to return to military service at 1 year. Univariate analysis was performed using patient and injury variables to identify factors associated with the ability to return to military service. Results: Overall, 58% (33 of 57) of service members who had a femoral neck stress fracture treated surgically underwent military separation. A higher proportion of service members who demonstrated fracture line progression leading to surgical treatment remained in the military (58% [14 of 24] versus 30% [10 of 33]; odds ratio 0.3 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.1 to 0.9]; p = 0.03). With the numbers available, we found no other patient- or fracture-related variables associated with military separation, although we suspect we may have been underpowered on some of these comparisons, in particular gender (61% [20 of 33] of individuals separated after surgery for this injury were women compared with 38% [9 of 24] who were retained; OR 2.6 [95% CI 0.9 to 7.56]; p = 0.09). The extent of osseous edema on T1-weighted imaging in association with a hip effusion demonstrated a significant positive correlation with final fracture percentage (r = 0.62; p = 0.003). Conclusion: Military service members with a femoral neck stress fracture initially managed nonoperatively but with progression of the fracture line requiring surgical intervention were more likely to return to military duties and complete basic combat training, suggesting that early diagnosis of femoral neck stress fractures may be associated with better functional recovery after surgical treatment. Additionally, the extent of the osseous edema on initial MRI T1-weighted imaging sequences may help predict the final extent of femoral neck stress fractures on repeat imaging. Further investigations should incorporate patient-reported outcomes and further explore factors associated with fracture progression and the inability to return to active duty or sport. Level of Evidence: Level III, therapeutic study. Competing Interests: Each author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. (Copyright © 2022 by the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons.)
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