ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2023
Intramedullary nailing as a treatment for non-unions of femoral shaft fractures after plating failure: A case series.
Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
introductionThe management of implant failure in femoral shaft fractures remains a challenging problem for orthopaedic surgeons. This series aim to evaluate the effectiveness of intramedullary (IM) nailing for treating femoral shaft nonunions after implant failure. CASE PRESENTATION: Three patients presented with pain after walking on crutch and limping with history of fixation using plate for femoral shaft fracture. Implant removal was then performed with subsequent refixation using intramedullary nailing with A2FN. The Lower Extremity Functional Score and Visual Analogue Score evaluation showed excellent result in these patients. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: IM nailing is the mainstay of treatment for patients with femoral shaft fractures. This intervention provides support to fractures and aid in union of fractures. Several advantages have been reported in IM nailing, including shorter length of stay, rapid union, and early functional capacity of the limb. Insertion of IM nailing may preserve anatomical structure in the patients, which leads to better improvement of functional capacity. Nailing also limits soft tissue damage. Thus, in patients presented with previous plate failure similar to our patients, IM nailing with reaming is recommended.
conclusionNonunion after femoral shaft plating are common. Nailing conversion is one of available treatment options to achieve maximum recover in this type of case.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.