WEDGE FRAGMENT VARIATIONS OF TIBIAL SHAFT FRACTURES WITH INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING

ABSTRACT Introduction: Tibial shaft fracture is the most common long-bone fracture, and the standard treatment is intramedullary (IM) nail fixation. Regardless of the development of this technique pseudoarthrosis remains prevalent. Objectives: Evaluate the correlation between wedge fragment size a...

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Published in:	Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Main Authors:	Mario Sergio Boff, Pedro Henrique de Oliveira Paolucci, Gabriel Machado de Oliveira, Leonardo Zanesco, Fernando Brandao Andrade-Silva, Marcos de Camargo Leonhardt, Paulo Roberto dos Reis, Jorge dos Santos Silva, Kodi Edson Kojima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2023-09-01
Subjects:	Tibial Fractures Pseudarthrosis Risk factors Prognostic Factors Nailing Intramedullary
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522023000700209&tlng=en