Early intramedullary nailing of bilateral femur fractures: who might benefit most?

Mansour, Ali; Vivace, Bradley J.; Nyland, John; Rashid, Salwa F.; Wilson, Ayana; Engorn, Jeffrey R.; Swindle, Jordan S.; Zamora, Rodolfo

doi:10.1007/s00590-022-03453-2

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“…Intramedullary nailing (IMN) is a definitive femoral midshaft fractures surgical management method [ 19 ]. The advantages of IMM include the preservation of the haematoma, periosteum and minimal manipulation of the soft tissues around the fracture site, so it does not interfere with the biological process of consolidation [ 20 ].…”

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Standard or Fin SIGN® nail? which option is better for the treatment of femoral fractures in low and middle-income countries?

Perdomo-Lizarraga,

Andrade-Arellano,

Necchi

et al. 2024

International Orthopaedics (SICOT)

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Purpose Femoral fractures are common in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), predominantly caused by high-energy trauma. The surgical implant generation network (SIGN®) program offers two different intramedullary nails in LMIC which are designed to be used without image intensifier free of charge for the patients: the SIGN standard nail (SSN®) and the SIGN Fin nail (SFN®). This study aimed to compare the results of the SSN® and the SFN® for the treatment of middle and distal shaft femoral fractures through a retrograde approach. Material and Methods This was a retrospective, descriptive, and non-experimental study including all consecutive patients who underwent surgical management of middle or distal shaft femoral fracture between January 2017 and May 2022 in an NGO hospital located in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The duration of surgery, type of reduction, complications like screw loosening, implant migration, anterior knee pain and non-union rate at six months of follow up were evaluated. Results A total of 122 patients were included in the study. Group A: 60 patients were managed with SSN® and Group B: 62 patients with SFN®. The mean operative time was 104 min with SSN® and 78 with SFN® (p < 0.001). Open reduction of the fracture was necessary in ten (16.7%) patients with SSN® and 12 (19.4%) patients treated with SFN® (p = 0.69). Non-union was observed in one (1.7%) patient with SSN® and two (3.2%) patients with SFN® (p = 0.57). Conclusions Both options seem equally effective in treating midshaft and distal femoral shaft fractures. The SFN® reduces the surgical time, due to this fact, in polytraumatized patients, patients with bilateral femur fracture or patients with ipsilateral tibia fracture, it can be considered as the best option to be used. There was no statistical difference in the complications presented by the two groups.

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