Open AccessIntramedullary Nailing Versus External Fixation in the Treatment of Open Tibial Fractures in Tanzania
Author(s) -
Billy Haonga,
Max Liu,
Patrick Albright,
Sravya Challa,
Sadia Ali,
Ann Lazar,
Edmund Eliezer,
David Shearer,
Saam Morshed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery. american volume/the journal of bone and joint surgery. american volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 260
eISSN - 1058-2436
pISSN - 0021-9355
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.19.00563
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , medicine , nonunion , external fixation , surgery , confidence interval , coronal plane , fixation (population genetics) , malunion , sagittal plane , external fixator , population , anatomy , environmental health
Open tibial fractures are common injuries in low and middle-income countries, but there is no consensus regarding treatment with intramedullary nailing versus external fixation. The purpose of the present study was to compare the outcomes of initial treatment with intramedullary nailing or external fixation in adults with open tibial fractures.