Orthop Traumatol Sur
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Orthop Traumatol Sur · Feb 2015
Secondary nailing after external fixation for tibial shaft fracture: risk factors for union and infection. A 55 case series.
Secondary intramedullary nailing (SIN) following external fixation (EF) of tibial shaft fracture is controversial, notably due to the infection risk, which is not precisely known. The present study therefore analysed a continuous series of tibial shaft SIN, to determine (1) infection and union rates, and (2) whether 1-stage SIN associated to EF ablation increased the risk of infection. ⋯ Level IV. Retrospective study type.