REAMED OR UNREAMED NAILING FOR CLOSED TIBIAL FRACTURES - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY IN TSCHERNE C1 FRACTURES

Authors
COURTBROWN CM WILL E CHRISTIE J MCQUEEN MM
Citation
Cm. Courtbrown et al., REAMED OR UNREAMED NAILING FOR CLOSED TIBIAL FRACTURES - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY IN TSCHERNE C1 FRACTURES, Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume, 78B(4), 1996, pp. 580-583
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Orthopedics
Journal title
Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
0301620X
Volume
78B
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
580 - 583
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-620X(1996)78B:4<580:ROUNFC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We performed a prospective, randomised study on 50 patients with Tsche rne C1 tibial diaphyseal fractures comparing treatment with reamed and unreamed intramedullary nails. Our results show that reamed nailing i s associated with a significantly lower time to union and a reduced re quirement for a further operation, Unreamed nailing should not be used in the treatment of the common Tscherne C1 tibial fracture.