Eur J Orthop Surg Tr
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Eur J Orthop Surg Tr · Aug 2021
A comparison of anterior knee pain, kneeling pain and functional outcomes in suprapatellar versus infrapatellar tibial nailing.
Anterior knee pain and kneeling pain are some of the most common complications following intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures. With the increased uptake of suprapatellar nailing at our institution, we undertook a service evaluation to assess anterior knee pain and kneeling pain in patients who underwent the suprapatellar tibial nailing technique compared with the infrapatellar approach. ⋯ With the comparable pain outcomes between the two groups, our analysis supports the continued use of the suprapatellar tibial nailing technique for tibial shaft fractures at our institution.