Rotatory malunion following antegrade intramedullary femoral nailing for femoral shaft fractures: incidence and risk factors

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2024年9月27日

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Marie Le Baron,
Raphaël Allal,
Jean Tarchichi,
Pascal Maman,
Richard Volpi,
Xavier Flecher

摘要

Design

Retrospective study.

Setting

Level I academic Trauma Center.

Patient selection criteria

Adult patients with femoral shaft fractures in which a bilateral computed-tomography (CT) scan of both femurs was performed, with a two years minimal follow-up.

Outcome measures and comparisons

Criteria related to the patient and the fracture were studied. We fixed the following angles, i.e. 10° and 15°, as references for calculating the RM.