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A comparative study of surgical management of tibial shaft fractures in adults by reamed versus unreamed intramedullary interlocking nail
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Shobha H P, Punith D
Abstract
Tibial shaft fractures being most common type of long-bone fracture encountered, we compared reamed and unreamed IMIL nailing. 50 patients randomly allotted to reamed and unreamed groups treated with IMIL nailing. Patients were followed up regularly for 6 months and evaluated using Johner and Wruh’s criteria. We found no significant difference in functional outcome (p value- 0.564) and post-operative infections and complications between two groups. With the convenience of performing and less operative time over reamed nailing, unreamed nailing may have upper hand over reamed nailing.
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Pages:15-23
How to cite this article:
Shobha H P, Punith D "A comparative study of surgical management of tibial shaft fractures in adults by reamed versus unreamed intramedullary interlocking nail ". International Journal of Orthopaedics Research, Vol 4, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 15-23
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