Both Bone Forearm Fractures in Children and Adolescents, Which Fixation Strategy Is Superior — Plates or Nails? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Baldwin K, Morrison M, Tomlinson L, Ramirez R, Flynn J. Both Bone Forearm Fractures in Children and Adolescents, Which Fixation Strategy Is Superior — Plates or Nails? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2014, 28: e8-e14. PMID: 23542745, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0b013e31829203ea.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone forearm fracturesIntramedullary nailingForearm fracturesDerSimonian and Laird random-effects modelMethods of operative fixationLaird random effects modelScrew constructsFixation strategiesRandom-effects modelReduction internal fixationStudy qualityFunnel plotOperative fixationPublication biasSystematic reviewEgger's statisticsBBFFDichotomous variablesMeta-analysisFracture unionStudy objectiveInternal fixationFunctional outcomesDelayed unionSuperior plating