Retrograde intramedullary nail fixation compared with fixed-angle plate fixation for fracture of the distal femur: the TrAFFix feasibility RCT

Retrograde intramedullary nail fixation compared with fixed-angle plate fixation for fracture of the distal femur: the TrAFFix feasibility RCT

Background: Fractures of the distal femur are an increasingly common injury; the optimal management of these injuries remains controversial. The two interventions used in UK practice are intramedullary fixation, with a locked retrograde nail, and extramedullary fixation, with a fixed angle plate. Ob...

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Main Authors: Xavier L Griffin, Matthew L Costa, Emma Phelps, Nicholas Parsons, Melina Dritsaki, May Ee Png, Juul Achten, Elizabeth Tutton, Robin Lerner, Alwin McGibbon, Janis Baird
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2019-09-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
FEMUR
FEMORAL FRACTURES
FRACTURES, BONE
FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL
RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23510

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23510

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