Controversy exists regarding the clinical outcomes of reamed vs unreamed intramedullary nailing in the treatment of closed tibial fractures. This study assessed the effects of reamed vs unreamed intramedullary nailing for closed tibial fractures. The authors searched PubMed, EMBASE, BIOSIS, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register for randomized and quasi-randomized controlled clinical trial...

 Abstract  Background: Reamed interlocking intramedullary nailing of the tibia is a procedure  for the treatment of a non-infected tibial non:::union:::. The purpose of this clinical  study was to evaluate the outcome of this method as a treatment of tibial non:::union:::.  Methods: Twenty-nine patients with non:::union::: after initial therapy for tibial fracture  were retrospectively assessed...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Intramedullary nailing is commonly used for treating femoral shaft fractures, one of the most common long bone fractures in adults. The reamed intramedullary nail is considered the standard implant for femoral fractures. This meta-analysis was performed to verify the superiority of reamed intramedullary nailing over unreamed intramedullary nailing in fractures of the fe...

background : femoral shaft fractures are major causes of mortality and morbidity and are managed with intramedullary nailing (imn). in this study we compared the results of open and closed nailing in femoral shaft fractures. between 1993 and 2001 we managed 136 femoral shaft fractures by imn (81 closed and 55 open nailings) methods : in 120 patients with mean age of 36.2 years. the mean time of...

abstract  background: reamed interlocking intramedullary nailing of the tibia is a procedure  for the treatment of a non-infected tibial non::::union::::. the purpose of this clinical  study was to evaluate the outcome of this method as a treatment of tibial non::::union::::.  methods: twenty-nine patients with non::::union:::: after initial therapy for tibial fracture  were retrospectively ass...

PURPOSE To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of reamed and nonreamed intramedullary nailing in treatment of closed tibial fractures with Cochrane systematic review methods. METHODS According to the Cochrane systematic review methods, literatures were retrieved from Cochrane library, PubMed, EMbase and other database. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomized control...

abstract  background: reamed interlocking intramedullary nailing of the tibia is a procedure  for the treatment of a non-infected tibial non:::::union:::::. the purpose of this clinical  study was to evaluate the outcome of this method as a treatment of tibial non:::::union:::::.  methods: twenty-nine patients with non:::::union::::: after initial therapy for tibial fracture  were retrospective...

BACKGROUND Open fractures of the tibial diaphysis are usually caused by high-energy trauma and associated with severe bone and soft tissue injury. Reamed and unreamed intramedullary nailing are often used for treatment of tibial injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of reamed versus unreamed intramedullary nailing for open tibial fractures (OTF). METHODS A...

Statically locked, reamed intramedullary nailing remains the standard treatment for displaced tibial shaft fractures. Establishing an appropriate starting point is a crucial part of the surgical procedure. Recently, suprapatellar nailing in the semi-extended position has been suggested as a safe and effective surgical technique. Numerous reduction techiques are available to achieve an anatomic ...

We performed a prospective, randomised study on 50 patients with Tscherne C1 tibial diaphyseal fractures comparing treatment with reamed and unreamed intramedullary nails. Our results show that reamed nailing is associated with a significantly lower time to union and a reduced requirement for a further operation. Unreamed nailing should not be used in the treatment of the common Tscherne C1 tib...