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ReviewActa ortopedica brasileira2025

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF TIBIAL STRESS FRACTURE: NAIL X PLATE.

Paulo Henrique Schmidt Lara, Guilherme Leme Cabello, Danilo Cabral Domingues, Daniel Costa Bezerra, Antônio Bezerra de Albuquerque, Paulo Santoro Belangero

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Review in Acta ortopedica brasileira, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Paulo Henrique Schmidt LaraUniversidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Faculdade de Medicina Paulista, Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1623-2071
Guilherme Leme CabelloUniversidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Faculdade de Medicina Paulista, Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8648-8399
Danilo Cabral DominguesUniversidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Faculdade de Medicina Paulista, Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2376-5291
Daniel Costa BezerraUniversidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Faculdade de Medicina Paulista, Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7046-2114
Antônio Bezerra de AlbuquerqueUniversidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Faculdade de Medicina Paulista, Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6050-5815
Paulo Santoro BelangeroUniversidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Faculdade de Medicina Paulista, Centro de Traumatologia Esportiva, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4441-4742

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To analyze and compare two surgical treatment methods for tibial stress fractures: intramedullary nailing and tension plate, taking into account functional outcomes and postoperative results. This systematic review was conducted and written in accordance with the guidelines for systematic reviews - PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). The bibliographic search was carried out between January and September 2024 in journals indexed in the PubMed, Lilacs, Cochrane and Embase databases. Ten studies were selected. Among them, five were case reports, four were case series, and one was a retrospective cohort study. Intramedullary nailing offers good stabilization and a gradual return to sports activities, but it can cause complications such as knee pain and additional fractures. The anterior tension plate, on the other hand, provides effective stabilization with less anterior knee pain and faster healing times, but it is more invasive and may require implant removal and intensive rehabilitation. The choice between intramedullary nailing and tension plate should be based on a detailed assessment of the individual characteristics of the patient, the nature of the fracture, and the potential risks associated with each technique.

Indexed as

Fracture Fixation, IntramedullaryStress FractureTibia

Identifiers

PMID40995501
PMCPMC12456891

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