Antegrade and retrograde nailing clinically equivalent for mid-shaft humeral fractures

J Trauma. 2008 Jul;65(1):94-102.

Antegrade & retrograde nailing show similar results in femoral fracture fixation

Curr Med Res Opin. 2015 Oct;31(10):1897-902.

COA/AOA: Locked plates versus retrograde nails in distal femur fracture treatment

OTA 2013: Locked plates comparable to nails for treatment of distal femur fractures

AAOS: Plating versus nailing for distal femur fractures

Comparing Traction Methods in Retrograde Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures

Int Orthop. 2021 Oct;45(10):2711-2718. doi: 10.1007/s00264-021-04961-2. Epub 2021 Feb 2.. 2021 01-Oct;():. 10.1007/s00264-021-04961-2

Humeral shaft fractures: Comparing dynamic compression plating and intramedullary nailing

J Orthop Sci. 2014 Mar;19(2):282-91. doi: 10.1007/s00776-013-0497-8. Epub 2013 Nov 19.

Antegrade intramedullary nailing the favoured procedure for fifth metacarpal neck fracture

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2014 Apr;24(3):273-8. doi: 10.1007/s00590-013-1344-5. Epub 2013 Oct 27.

Plating may be superior to intramedullary nailing in fixation of humeral shaft fractures

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Mar;22(3):387-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.06.007. Epub 2012 Sep 1

Intramedullary nailing for open tibial fractures: reamed versus unreamed

J Orthop Surg Res. 2014 Aug 23;9:74

Lower rate of nonunion with reamed vs. unreamed IM nailing for closed tibial fractures

Orthopedics. 2014 Apr 1;37(4):e332-8

Comparable anterior knee pain incidence in paratendinous and transtendinous tibial nailing

J Trauma. 2008 Jun;64(6):1511-6.

Antegrade vs. retrograde IM pinning in displaced fifth metacarpal neck fractures

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2015 May;473(5):1747-54.

Suprapatellar IM nailing advantageous over infrapatellar IM nailing for tibial shaft fractures

J Orthop Surg Res. 2018 Jun 14;13(1):146

Lower fixation failure in reamed intramedullary nailing for closed tibial fractures

Chin J Traumatol. 2014 Aug 1;17(4):229-34.

Traction increases compartment pressure during intramedullary nailing of the tibia

Int Orthop. 2005 Jun;29(3):186-90. Epub 2005 Apr 7

Intramedullary nailing with reaming in femoral shaft fractures results in less nonunion

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Nov;85-A(11):2093-6

OTA: High and low starting points for tibia shaft fracture nailing yield similar outcomes

No advantage of unreamed intramedullary nailing over reamed nailing for femoral fractures

J Trauma. 2006 Nov;61(5):1178-85

Reamed intramedullary nailing of closed tibial fractures results in fewer complications

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Dec;90(12):2567-78