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. 2025 Aug 18;12:1554603. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1554603

Table 1.

The evidence of studies on the assessment of all Pipkin type III fractures with authors, publication date, demographic information, treatment plans, surgical approach, complications, and functional outcomes, which were included in this review.

Study/Year Study design Age/Sex Cause Time of operation (average hours-days) Treatment plan Surgical approach Complications Mean F/U Functional outcome Secondary operation
Stannard et al. UK (15) Case series (1/22) 33/F Traffic accident 1 day ORIF-3 mm cannulated screws X3 with washers Posterior (K–L) AVN 24 months Poor —
Yamamoto et al. Japan (16) Case series (1/10) 26/M Traffic accident 3.2 days Arthroscopic debridement — AVN within 1 year 7 years Poor —
Guimaraes et al. Brazil (17) Case series (2/13) 32/M, 30/M Traffic accident — THA — — — — —
Tonetti et al. France (10) Case series (4/10) Mean age 37.1 years Traffic accident 4.3 days 1 THA, 2-Fragment removal, 1-ORIF Posterior approach (K–L) AVN 3–6 months Poor —
Kokubo et al. Japan (12) Case series (2/12) 80/F, 78/F Traffic accident 5 h and 7 h THA Posterolateral — 6 years 8 years — —
Park et al. Korea (18) Case series (5/9) 44/M,36/M, 43/F,72/M, 57/F Traffic accident 2.2 days 2-ORIF, 3-THA Trochanteric Flip osteotomy HO, AVN Poor —
Singaravadivelu et al. India (19) Case report (1) 28/M Traffic accident — 2-THA Posterior approach (K–L) AVN 8 months Poor —
Scolaro et al. USA (11) Case series (7/147) Mean age 39.2 years — — 7-ORIF Anterior (S-P) and posterior (Kocher–Langenbeck) Fixation failures/AVN 12.4 weeks Poor 2 pts–THA and 1-hemi-arthroplasty
Yu et al. China (14) Case series (6/19) Mean age 40.2 years Traffic accident 48 h-7 days 1-THA, 2-cannulated screws (ORIF), 3-closed cannulated screws Posterior (K–L) for ORIF and THA, 1-AVN 18 months 3 cases-good, 2 cases-Fair, 1 case—Poor —
Zhao et al. China (20) Case report (1) 34/M Traffic accident — ORIF with cannulated screws and Herbert screws Posterior (K–L) — 1 year Good —
Keong et al. Singapore (9) Case report (1) 35/F Iatrogenic after reduction — ORIF with Herbert and cortical screws Trochanteric Flip osteotomy AVN 4 months Poor 20 THA in 4 months
Peng et al. Taiwan (21) Case series (3/31) Mean age 30 years High energy trauma 2.9 days ORIF cannulated screws Anterior(S-P)/Posterior (Gibson Approach) 2-HO, 2-AVN 6 months-1 years Poor 2-20 THA. 1-f/u observation
Alyousif et al. Saudi Arabia (22) Case report (1) 34/M Iatrogenic after reduction 8 h ORIF with cannulated screws and Herbert screws Modified Gibson approach — 26 months Excellent —
Mukhopadhaya et al. India (5) Case report (1) 25/M Motorbike accident 4 days ORIF with multiple screws Trochanteric Flip osteotomy Mild AVN in 2 years 5 years Excellent —
Sen et al. India (23) Case series (11/138) Mean age 35.71 years Mostly High energy trauma — 5-ORIF, 6-THA — 2-Infection, 2-AVN, 1-OA 3.57 years 4-Poor,1-Fair, 2-Good, 4-excellent 2-20 THA, 2-Girdlestone arthroplasty
Enocson et al. Sweden (24) Case series (1/47) 60/M Falls — 1-THA — — 3.5 years — —
Li et al. China (25) Case report (1) 34/M Iatrogenic after reduction 48 h 1-THA — — — — —
YC Yoon et al. Korea (26) Case series (4/34) 44/M, 31/M Mostly Motor vehicle accidents — 2-ORIF with cortical screws Trochanteric Flip osteotomy 1-HO-2nd grade, AVN, 75 weeks 38 weeks 1-Poor, 2-Good THA
Shakya et al. China (13) Case series (8/50) Median age 40 years High energy trauma 6 h 5-ORIF, 3-THA Anterior(S–P) + Lateral stab, Lateral stab, Posterior (K–L) 3-AVN, 3-PTA, 2-SNP 36 months 5-Fair 3-Poor 2 pts–20 THA
Wang et al. China (27) Case series (12) Mean age 34.2 9-Traffic accidents, 2-falls, 1-Bruise injury 7.1 h 10-ORIF, 2-excision fragment Posterior (K–L) 5-AVN, 1-HO, 1-Non-union 6 years 1-Excellent,4-Good,1-Fair, 6-Poor 6 pts–20 THA
Paigude et al. India (28) Case report (1) 35/M Road Traffic Accident 24 h ORIF with 2 headless screws, 3 cancellous cannulated screws Posterior (K–L) — 3 months Good —

THA, total hip arthroplasty; ORIF, open reduction and internal fixation; S–P, smith–petersen; K–L, kocher–langenbeck; AVN, avascular necrosis; HO, heterotopic ossifications; Pts, patients; 20, THA-secondary THA.