Abstract

ESTRADA RUIZ, René; LOPEZ SULLAEZ, Lía Clara  and  SANDOVAL RIVERO, Héctor. FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF TIBIAL SHAFT FRACTURES TREATED WITH INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL AND PLATE. Rev. Méd. La Paz [online]. 2010, vol.16, n.1, pp.11-16. ISSN 1726-8958.

Objective To determine the functional outcome in closed fractures of the tibial shaft type A treated with intramedullary nail and plate at the Orthopedics and Traumatology service of the Hospital Obrero No. 1 during 2003 to 2008. Material and methods Cross sectional study with sample size of 28. Data collection was conducted by reviewing medical records and by functional assessment scale Karstrom - Olerud modified. Data processing is performed with the SPSS 11.5 statistical package. Results Functional outcome of tibial shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nail was excellent in 50% (7 cases) and good in 50% (7 cases); those treated with plate had excellent result in 42.9% (6 cases), well 50% (7 cases), regular 7.1% (1 case). Support time with intramedullary nail was 2-4 months in 57.1% (8 cases), 4-6 months, 28.6% (4 cases) and more than 6 months in 14.3% (2 cases); plate 50% (7 cases) supported in 2-4 months, 35.7% (5 cases) in 4-6 months and 14.3% (2 cases) more than 6 months. Conclusion Functional outcome of tibial shaft fractures is related to the type of implant, with the intramedullary nail which got better functional outcome in relation to the plate, plus support time was less with the intramedullary nail, so it is recommended using this type of implant in the treatment of such fractures.

Keywords : tibial shaft fracture; plate; intramedullary nail; functional outcome.

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