Intramedullary Nailing of Open Tibial Fractures: Provisional Plate Fixation

• Published in: Orthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.) Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. e931 - e936
• Main Authors: Ludwig, Meryl, Hymes, Robert A, Schulman, Jeff, Pitta, Michael, Ramsey, Lolita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Body mass index; Bone Nails; Bone Plates; Classification; Confounding (Statistics); Debridement; Diabetes; Female; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - instrumentation; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - methods; Fractures, Open - surgery; Humans; Infections; Injuries; Male; Open fractures; Orthopedics; Patients; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Prosthesis-Related Infections - etiology; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Statistical analysis; Tibial Fractures - surgery; Trauma; Treatment Outcome

Tibia fracture is the most common type of long bone fracture, and intramedullary nailing is the preferred treatment. In open fractures, a provisional plate is often used to maintain reduction. It is unknown whether this practice increases the risk of infection or other complications. This study retr...