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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2023

Biomechanical comparison of intramedullary nail and plate osteosynthesis for extra-articular proximal tibial fractures with segmental bone defect.

Weihang Gao, Ke Zhao, Yuanyuan Guo, Mao Xie, Xiaobo Feng, Ping Liu, Xin Xie, Dehao Fu

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Intramedullary nailing versus plate fixation for the treatment of proximal tibia extra-articular fractures: a meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025
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  4. Biomechanical performance of proximal tibia fracture plates: A review.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2026
    Review
  5. [Treatment options and research progress of proximal tibial extra-articular fractures].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Weihang GaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ke ZhaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yuanyuan GuoDepartment of Pharmacy, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Mao XieDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xiaobo FengDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ping LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xin XieDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Dehao FuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Union Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNShanghai Sixth People's Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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biomechanical studycomminuted tibial fracturesintramedullary nailinglocking plateproximal tibial fracture

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PMID36937755
PMCPMC10020223
OpenAlexW4323045294

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