Journal article
Randomized Trial of Reamed and Unreamed Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There remains a compelling biological rationale for both reamed and unreamed intramedullary nailing for the treatment of tibial shaft fractures. Previous small trials have left the evidence for either approach inconclusive. We compared reamed and unreamed intramedullary nailing with regard to the rates of reoperations and complications in patients with tibial shaft fractures.
METHODS: We conducted a multicenter, blinded randomized …
Authors
Bhandari M; Guyatt G; Tornetta P; Schemitsch EH; Swiontkowski M; Sanders D; Walter SD
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 90, No. 12, pp. 2567–2578
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2008
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.g.01694
ISSN
0021-9355