OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical outcome of patients with isolated tibial shaft fractures treated with Surgical Implant Generation Network interlock nails. METHODS: The observational study was conducted from January 2010 to October 2014 at Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan, and comprised in-patient charts. The Surgical Implant Generation Network Fracture Care Online Database was also screened for patients' data to be included in the study. The dependent variables were surgical-site infection and radiographic callus formation (bone healing). Data was analysed using SPSS 17. RESULTS: Out of the 80 patients in the study, 56(70%) were male and 24(30%) were female; the male-to-female ratio being 2.3:1. Overall, 64(80%) patients showed radiographic union and 3(3.75%) patients had surgical-site infection on follow-up after 12 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: The treatment of isolated tibial shaft fractures with Surgical Implant Generation Network interlock nails showed good results in terms of infection and radiographic bone healing.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical outcome of patients with isolated tibial shaft fractures treated with Surgical Implant Generation Network interlock nails. METHODS: The observational study was conducted from January 2010 to October 2014 at Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan, and comprised in-patient charts. The Surgical Implant Generation Network Fracture Care Online Database was also screened for patients' data to be included in the study. The dependent variables were surgical-site infection and radiographic callus formation (bone healing). Data was analysed using SPSS 17. RESULTS: Out of the 80 patients in the study, 56(70%) were male and 24(30%) were female; the male-to-female ratio being 2.3:1. Overall, 64(80%) patients showed radiographic union and 3(3.75%) patients had surgical-site infection on follow-up after 12 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: The treatment of isolated tibial shaft fractures with Surgical Implant Generation Network interlock nails showed good results in terms of infection and radiographic bone healing.
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Tibial shaft fractures, SIGN nails, Surgical site infection.
Authors: Nathaniel M Wilson; Jordan T Shaw; Mbonisi Malaba; Fasto L T Yugusuk; Philemon Nyambati; Alexander B Siy; Daniel D Galat; Kiprono Koech; Dylan Nugent; Paul S Whiting Journal: OTA Int Date: 2019-04-01
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