CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OR CLOSED NAILING FOR TIBIAL SHAFT FRACTURES - A RANDOMIZED PROSPECTIVE TRIAL

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HOOPER, GJ
KEDDELL, RG
PENNY, ID
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JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME | 1991年 / 73卷 / 01期
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10.1302/0301-620X.73B1.1991783
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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We performed a prospective randomised trial on matched groups of patients with displaced tibial shaft fractures to compare conservative treatment with closed intramedullary nailing. The results showed conclusively that intramedullary nailing gave more rapid union with less malunion and shortening. Nailed patients had less time off work with a more predictable and rapid return to full function. We therefore consider that closed intramedullary nailing is the most efficient treatment for displaced fractures of the tibial shaft.
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