Article: Undetected iatrogenic lesions of the anterior femoral shaft during intramedullary nailing: a cadaveric study.(Research article)

Authors: Stamatios A Papadakis (corresponding author) (equal contributor) [1]; Charalampos Zalavras (equal contributor) [1]; Raffy Mirzayan (equal contributor) [1]; Lane Shepherd (equal contributor) [1]

Background

Currently the standard treatment for most femoral shaft fractures in adults is intramedullary nailing (IMN) [1], as it offers biomechanical and biologic advantages when compared with other methods of fixation [2]. Although femoral nailing is generally considered a technically demanding procedure, the incidence of iatrogenic complications associated with the technique has not been well documented. Such complications include comminution and, ...

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