Reamed intramedullary nailing versus unreamed intramedullary nailing for shaft fracture of femur: A systematic literature review

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1445-1452

  Duan, Xin ^a   Li, Tao ^a   Mohammed, Al Qwbani ^a   Xiang, Zhou ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Femoral shaft fracture; Reamed intramedullary nailing; Systematic literature review; Unreamed intramedullary nailing

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BLEEDING; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REAMED INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; UNREAMED INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING;

BONE NAILS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 83255192148     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-011-1311-8     Document Type: Review

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