Abstract
We performed a prospective, randomised study on 50 patients with Tscherne C1 tibial diaphyseal fractures comparing treatment with reamed and unreamed intramedullary nails. Our results show that reamed nailing is associated with a significantly lower time to union and a reduced requirement for a further operation. Unreamed nailing should not be used in the treatment of the common Tscherne C1 tibial fracture.
Publication types
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Clinical Trial
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Comparative Study
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Randomized Controlled Trial
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Bone Nails
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Bone Screws
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Follow-Up Studies
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Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / instrumentation
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Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / methods*
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Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / statistics & numerical data
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Fractures, Closed / classification
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Fractures, Closed / diagnostic imaging
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Fractures, Closed / surgery*
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Humans
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Prospective Studies
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Radiography
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Statistics, Nonparametric
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Tibia / diagnostic imaging
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Tibia / surgery
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Tibial Fractures / classification
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Tibial Fractures / diagnostic imaging
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Tibial Fractures / surgery*