Journal article
Reaming Does Not Affect Functional Outcomes After Open and Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the effect of reaming on 1-year 36-item short-form general health survey (SF-36) and short musculoskeletal function assessment (SMFA) scores from the Study to Prospectively Evaluate Reamed Intramedullary Nails in patients with Tibial Fractures.
DESIGN: Prospective randomized controlled trial.1319 patients were randomized to reamed or unreamed nails. Fractures were categorized as open or closed.
Authors
Lin CA; Swiontkowski M; Bhandari M; Walter SD; Schemitsch EH; Sanders D; Tornetta P
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 142–148
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
March 2016
DOI
10.1097/bot.0000000000000497
ISSN
0890-5339