Open AccessImmediate versus delayed intramedullary nailing for open fractures of the tibial shaft: A multivariate analysis of factors affecting deep infection and fracture healing
Author(s) -
Kazuhiko Yokoyama,
Moritoshi Itoman,
Motoi Uchino,
Kazuhiko Fukushima,
Hiroshi Nitta,
Yoshiaki Kojima
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.43385
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , nonunion , surgery , tibia , polytrauma , bone healing , debridement (dental) , univariate analysis , tibia fracture , multivariate analysis
The purpose of this study was to evaluate contributing factors affecting deep infection and fracture healing of open tibia fractures treated with locked intramedullary nailing (IMN) by multivariate analysis.