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. 2022 May 11;46(9):2105–2115. doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05414-0

Table 3.

Literature review

Authors/year Origin FNS patients Comparison group/number of patients Inclusion criteria Follow-up (months) Additional data collected Number of reoperations (group/cause) Results/conclusions
FNS group
Vazquez et al./04.08.2021 Switzerland 15

DHS-16

CS-32

Patient’s age > 75

Fractures classified: Gardens 1 and 2, posterior tilt < 20°

30 days Radiographic femoral neck shortening CS-1

• Shorter operative time

• Reduced radiographic secondary fracture displacement

Cintean et al. / 19.9.2021 Germany 29 HA-34

Fractures classified: Garden 1

ASA score > 3

0–22 Charite Mobility Index (CHARMI)

FNS-4 (all cutout)

HA-3 (1 dislocation, 2 infections)

• Lower nonsurgical complications

• Shorter hospital stay, lower mortality rate

Nibe et al./ 30.04.2021 Japan 25 Other-27 Patient age > 65  > 6 non FNS group 6 (4 cut-outs, 2 hardware removals)

• Shorter surgical time

• Lower reoperation rate

Tang et al./16.08.2021 China 47 CS-45  > 12-month follow-up 14–24

Radiographic femoral neck shortening

Fracture healing time

Harris hip score

FNS group 6 (1 AVN, 3 cut-outs, 2 nonunions)

CS group 12 (3 AVN, 5 cut-outs, 4 nonunions)

• Lower radiographic femoral shortening

• Shorter fracture healing time

• Better Harris hip score at last follow-up

Stassen et al./ 07.11.21 Germany 34 No comparison

All nondisplaced FNF

Displaced FNF for patients aged < 65

 > 12 Fracture healing time FNS 8 (4 AVN, 2 cut-outs, 2 irritations from hardware)

• Failure rates and technical difficulty are at least comparable to be established

• CRIF systems

Niemann et al./26.02.2022 Germany 12 DHS-19 FNF  > 3 Radiation exposure Non reported

• Lower radiation exposure

• Shorter operative time

Zhang et al./18.02.2022 China 33 CS-36 Age < 65  > 6

Radiation exposure

Harris hip score

CS-5 hardware removals

• Improved surgical time

• Lower radiation

• Better Harris hip score

• Lower removal rate

Zhou et al./13.08.2021 China 30 CS-51 Age < 65 10–22

Harris hip score

Time to walk

Cost analysis

FNS 1–refracture

CS-4 (2 nonunions, 3 hardware removals, 1 AVN)

• Decreased reoperation

• Higher cost

• Higher intraoperative bleeding

He et al. / 29.11.2021 China 33 CS-29 Age 18–65 12–24

Radiation exposure fracture healing time

Harris hip score

FNS 4 (2 nonunions, 1 cut-out, 1 hardware removal)

CS 8 (2 cut-outs, 2 nonunions, 2 hardware removals, 2 other)

• No significant differences in fracture healing

• Time and hip function

• Reduced radiation exposure

• Lower number of postoperative complications

Hu et al./09.07.2021 China 20 CS-24 Age < 65 12 (not clear)

Fracture healing time

Radiographic femoral neck shortening

FNS 3 (2 nonunions, 1 AVN)

CS 12 (6 cut-outs, 3 AVN, 3 nonunions)

• Lower incidence of femoral neck shortening and screw cut-out

• Shorter operative time

CS cannulated screws, HA hip arthroplasty, DHS dynamic hip screw