Journal article
Association of Three-Month Radiographic Union Score for Tibia Fractures (RUST) with Nonunion in Tibial Shaft Fracture Patients
Abstract
Objectives Nonunions of tibial shaft fractures have profound implications on patient quality of life and are associated with physical and mental suffering. Radiographic Union Score for Tibia Fractures (RUST) may serve as an important prognostic tool for identifying patients at a high risk of nonunion. Design We used data from the Study to Prospectively Evaluate Reamed Intramedullary Nails in Patients with Tibial Fractures (SPRINT) and Fluid …
Authors
Mundi R; Axelrod D; Chaudhry H; Sahota N; Heels-Ansdell D; Sprague S; Petrisor B; Schemitsch E; Busse JW; Thabane L
Journal
Cureus, Vol. 12, No. 5,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 27, 2020
DOI
10.7759/cureus.8314
ISSN
2168-8184