Antegrade versus retrograde nailing techniques and trochanteric versus piriformis intramedullary nailing entry points for femoral shaft fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Zendy

Nasir Hussain | Zendy; Farrah Hussain | Zendy; Corey Sermer | Zendy; H. H. Kamdar | Zendy; Emil H. Schemitsch | Zendy; Amir Sternheim | Zendy; Paul R.T. Kuzyk | Zendy

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Antegrade versus retrograde nailing techniques and trochanteric versus piriformis intramedullary nailing entry points for femoral shaft fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author(s) -

Nasir Hussain,

Farrah Hussain,

Corey Sermer,

H. H. Kamdar,

Emil H. Schemitsch,

Amir Sternheim,

Paul R.T. Kuzyk

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.000616

Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , femur , surgery , heterotopic ossification , femoral shaft

There are several different techniques commonly used to perform intramedullary (IM) nailing of the femur to fix femoral fractures. We sought to identify significant differences in outcomes of studies comparing 1) trochanteric and piriformis entry and 2) antegrade and retrograde entry in IM nailing of the femur.

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