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Erschienen in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 1/2016

01.02.2016 | Original Article

Open distal tibial shaft fractures: a retrospective comparison of medial plate versus nail fixation

verfasst von: F. R. Avilucea, V. Sathiyakumar, S. E. Greenberg, M. Ghiam, R. V. Thakore, E. Francois, M. A. Benvenuti, M. Siuta, A. K. Smith, J. M. Ehrenfeld, J. M. Evans, W. T. Obremskey, M. K. Sethi

Erschienen in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Ausgabe 1/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

Studies comparing open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) vs. intramedullary nailing (IMN) for distal tibia shaft fractures focus upon closed injuries containing small patient series with open fractures. As such, complication rates for open fractures are unknown. To characterize complications associated with ORIF vs. IMN, we compared complications based on surgical approach in a large patient series of open distal tibia shaft fractures.

Methods

Through retrospective analysis at an urban level I trauma center, 180 IMN and 36 ORIF patients with open distal tibia fractures from 2002 to 2012 were evaluated. Patient charts were reviewed to identify patient demographics, fracture grade (G), patient comorbidities, and postoperative complications including nonunion, malunion, infection, hardware-related pain, and wound dehiscence. Fisher’s exact tests compared complications between ORIF and IMN groups. Multivariate regression identified risk factors with statistical significance for the development of a postoperative complication.

Results

One hundred and eighty IMN (G1 22, G2 79, and G3 79) and 36 ORIF (G1 10, G2 16, and G3 10) patients were included for analysis. ORIF patients had a higher rate of nonunion (25.0 %, n = 9) compared with IMN patients (10.6 %, n = 20, p = 0.03). No additional complication had a significant statistical difference between groups. Multivariable analysis shows only surgical method influenced the development of complications: ORIF patients had 2.52 greater odds of developing complications compared with IMN patients (95 % CI 1.05–6.02; p = 0.04).

Conclusions

ORIF leads to higher rates of nonunion and significantly increases the odds of developing a complication compared with IMN for open distal tibia fractures. This is the first study investigating complication rates based on surgical approach in a large cohort of patients with exclusively open distal tibia fractures.
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Metadaten
Titel
Open distal tibial shaft fractures: a retrospective comparison of medial plate versus nail fixation
verfasst von
F. R. Avilucea
V. Sathiyakumar
S. E. Greenberg
M. Ghiam
R. V. Thakore
E. Francois
M. A. Benvenuti
M. Siuta
A. K. Smith
J. M. Ehrenfeld
J. M. Evans
W. T. Obremskey
M. K. Sethi
Publikationsdatum
01.02.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Ausgabe 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Elektronische ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-015-0519-7

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