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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 82:1808 (2000)
© 2000 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Evidence-Based Orthopaedics

Retrograde reamed femoral nailing was no better than antegrade nailing

P Tornetta, 3rd and D Tiburzi

Source of funding: Not stated.
For correspondence: Dr. P. Tornetta 3rd, Boston Medical Center, Dowling 2 North, 818 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA. FAX: 617-414-5820.

Tornetta P 3rd, Tiburzi D. Antegrade or retrograde reamed femoral nailing. A prospective, randomised trial. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000;82(5):652-4.

Question: In patients with a femoral shaft fracture, how effective is retrograde reamed femoral nailing compared with antegrade nailing for surgical outcomes?

Design: Randomized, unblinded, controlled trial with 1-year follow-up.

Setting: Surgical unit of a medical center in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Patients: 68 patients (mean age, 32 years) who had 69 fractures of the femoral shaft. Patients with fractures that could be nailed with either an antegrade or a retrograde . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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