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Intramedullary nailing of non-united plated femoral diaphyseal fractures
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Intramedullary nailing of non-united plated femoral diaphyseal fractures
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J Trauma. 2008 Sep;65(3):692-7.

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Khaled M Emara Mohamed Farouk Allam

40 patients (mean age 30.8 yr) with non-united fractures of the femoral shaft, previously managed with plating, were scheduled for the second procedure of reamed intramedullary fixation and were randomized to the use of autogenous iliac crest bone graft or no bone graft. The reamed interlocking medullary fixation both with or without autogenous iliac bone graft was found to produce similar clinical outcomes; however, the fixation without bone graft had shorter operating time and less blood loss.

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OrthoEvidence. Intramedullary nailing of non-united plated femoral diaphyseal fractures. ACE Report. 2013;3(4):47. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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