Open AccessSmoking, Obesity, and Disability Benefits or Litigation Are Not Associated with Clinically Important Reductions in Physical Functioning After Intramedullary Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Fawaz Findakli,
Jason W. Busse,
Emil H. Schemitsch,
Eva Lonn,
Forough Farrokhyar,
Mohit Bhandari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001573
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , medicine , randomized controlled trial , tibia , retrospective cohort study , population , cohort , surgery , physical therapy , sports medicine , environmental health
Forty percent of long bone fractures involve the tibia. These fractures are associated with prolonged recovery and may adversely affect patients' long-term physical functioning; however, there is limited evidence to inform what factors influence functional recovery in this patient population.