• Zhonglian Zhu, Zhaodong Wang, Pinghui Zhou, Xuyi Wang, and Jianzhong Guan.
• Zhonglian Zhu, Anhui Key Laboratory of Tissue Transformation, Bengbu Medical College, Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, 287 Changhuai Rd, Bengbu 233000, Anhui Province, P.R. China.
• Pak J Med Sci. 2021 Nov 1; 37 (7): 1753-1757.

ObjectivesTo compare clinical efficacies of suprapatellar and infrapatellar intramedullary nailing approaches in treating tibial shaft fractures.MethodsPatients (n=110) admitted with tibial shaft fractures in our hospital from January 2017 to June 2020, who underwent procedures with internal fixation intramedullary nails, were retrospectively divided into suprapatellar and infrapatellar approach groups (n = 55 each) based on the surgical method used for fracture repair. The clinical and functional outcomes of the knee were assessed six months after the surgery.ResultsSix months after the operation, the pooled value for excellent and good efficacy rates in the suprapatellar approach group, as indicated by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Knee scoring system, was 90.91%, which was significantly higher than that in the infrapatellar approach group (76.36%). The degree of pain (visual analogue scale (VAS) score) of the patients in the suprapatellar approach group was over 2-fold lower than in the infrapatellar approach group (P < 0.001).The Lysholm knee score, range of motion (ROM), SF-36p, and SF-36M scores in the suprapatellar approach group were significantly higher than those in the infrapatellar approach group (P < 0.001).ConclusionSuprapatellar approach had significantly higher clinical efficiency than infrapatellar approach, and can significantly reduce the degree of pain, promote the recovery of patients with knee joint involvement, improve the physical and psychological well-being, reduce the number of cases of postoperative delayed healing.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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