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Orthopedic Trauma Directions 2006; 4(2): 1-8
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-932195
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-932195
Clinical topic
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Tibial fractures
Reamed versus unreamed intramedullary nailingFurther Information
Publication History
Publication Date:
24 April 2006 (online)
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Summary
This report suggests that time to union may be faster and the proportion of patients with nonunion lower with the use of reamed compared with unreamed nails. The rate of complications appears to be similar between groups.
Additional studies with stronger methods and adequate power, that measure patient function and quality of life, should be performed to substantiate these findings and provide more definitive evidence regarding advantages of reamed versus unreamed nailing of tibial fractures.