Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds?
Frumberg D, Van Lanen-Wanek D, Jauregui J, Nadarajah V, Illical E. Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds? Journal Of Orthopaedics Trauma And Rehabilitation 2019, 26: 9-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.jotr.2018.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlexible intramedullary nailsPediatric patientsMajor complicationsTibial fracturesStudy groupIntramedullary nailControl groupRate of complicationsRetrospective cohort reviewTibial shaft fracturesLong bone fracturesFunctional outcome measurementsCohort reviewHypertrophic nonunionShaft fracturesTreatment optionsOdds ratioDiaphyseal femurOutcome measurementsComplicationsPatientsBone fracturesLarger sample sizeDefinitive conclusionsSignificant differences