Reamed versus unreamed intramedullary nailing for the treatment of femoral fractures: A meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Intramedullary nailing is commonly used for treating femoral shaft fractures, one of the most common long bone fractures in adults. The reamed intramedullary nail is considered the standard implant for femoral fractures. This meta-analysis was performed to verify the superi...

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Autores principales: Li, A-Bing, Zhang, Wei-Jiang, Guo, Wei-Jun, Wang, Xin-Hua, Jin, Hai-Ming, Zhao, You-Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5265768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27442651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000004248