Definitive Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Comparison between Anterograde Intramedullary Nailing and Monoaxial External Fixation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Eligibility Criteria
2.2. Clinical and Radiographic Assessment
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Data
3.2. Details of Treatment
3.3. Clinical and Radiographic Assessment
3.4. Statistical Findings
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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IMN Group | EF Group | |
---|---|---|
Patients | 74 | 73 |
Males | 49 (66.2%) | 53 (72.6%) |
Females | 25 (33.8%) | 20 (27.4%) |
Sex ratio | 2.04 | 2.65 |
Right side | 41 (55.4%) | 32 (43.8%) |
Age (years) | 42.2 ± 20.3 | 40.2 ± 16.5 |
Polytrauma | 3 (4.1%) | 12 (16.4%) |
IMN Group | EF Group | ||
---|---|---|---|
Final treatment within 24 hours (pts) | 1 (1.4%) | 56 (76.7%) | |
Temporary external fixation (pts) | 2 (2.7%) | 12 (16.4%) | |
Delayed treatment (pts) | 71 (95.9%) | 17 (23.3%) | |
Average time from fracture to surgery (days) | 5.6 ± 2.8 (range 2–20) | 7.3 ± 6.1 (range 3–20) | p < 0.05 |
Trans-skeletal traction | 71 (91%) | 5 (6.8%) | |
Average surgery time (minutes) | 79.7 ± 21.7 (range 45–130) | 53.8 ± 10.0 (range 35–80) | p < 0.0001 |
Average time before post-operative weight-bearing (days) | 21.2 ± 7.4 (range 15–45) | 21.8 ± 28.3 (range 0–20) | p > 0.05 |
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Testa, G.; Vescio, A.; Aloj, D.C.; Papotto, G.; Ferrarotto, L.; Massé, A.; Sessa, G.; Pavone, V. Definitive Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Comparison between Anterograde Intramedullary Nailing and Monoaxial External Fixation. J. Clin. Med. 2019, 8, 1119. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081119
Testa G, Vescio A, Aloj DC, Papotto G, Ferrarotto L, Massé A, Sessa G, Pavone V. Definitive Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Comparison between Anterograde Intramedullary Nailing and Monoaxial External Fixation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019; 8(8):1119. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081119
Chicago/Turabian StyleTesta, Gianluca, Andrea Vescio, Domenico Costantino Aloj, Giacomo Papotto, Luigi Ferrarotto, Alessandro Massé, Giuseppe Sessa, and Vito Pavone. 2019. "Definitive Treatment of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Comparison between Anterograde Intramedullary Nailing and Monoaxial External Fixation" Journal of Clinical Medicine 8, no. 8: 1119. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081119