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Reduced infection & mal-/non-union with IMN vs. external fixation for open tibial fracture

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November 2016

Reduced infection & mal-/non-union with IMN vs. external fixation for open tibial fracture

Vol: 5| Issue: 11| Number:27| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta analysis
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Intramedullary nailing versus external fixation in Gustilo type III open tibial shaft fractures: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Strategies Trauma Limb Reconstr. 2016 Apr;11(1):1-4

Contributing Authors:
F Giovannini L de Palma A Panfighi M Marinelli

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Synopsis

Five randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis to compare the efficacy of intramedullary nail fixation and external fixation in the management of Gustilo type II open tibial shaft fractures. Pooled analyses were performed on the incidences of infection, malunion and nonunion, and "other complications", such as vascular injury and soft tissue injury. Pooled results demonstrat...

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