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10963160

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
We assessed factors which may affect union in 32 patients with nonunion of a fracture of the diaphysis of the femur and 67 comparable patients whose fracture had united. These included gender, age, smoking habit, the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) the type of fracture (AO classification), soft-tissue injury (open or closed), the type of nail, the mode of locking, reaming nu non-reaming, infection, failure of the implant, distraction at the fracture site, and the time to full weight-bearing. Patients with severe head injuries were excluded. Both groups were comparable with regard to gender, Injury Severity Score and soft-tissue injury. There was no relationship between the rate of union and the type of implant, mode of locking, reaming, distraction or smoking. There were fewer cases of nonunion in more comminuted fractures (type C) and in patients who were able to bear weight early. There was a marked association between nonunion and the use of NSAIDs after injury (p = 0.000001) and delayed healing was noted in patients who took NSAIDs and whose fractures had united.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
655-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Nonunion of the femoral diaphysis. The influence of reaming and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, England, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article