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20399363

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
The Study to Prospectively evaluate Reamed Intramedullary Nails in Tibial fractures (SPRINT) was a randomized controlled trial to evaluate rates of reoperation and complications resulting from reamed versus unreamed intramedullary nailing for the treatment of tibial shaft fractures. The trial found a possible benefit for reamed intramedullary nailing in patients with closed tibial fractures, but no difference was found between the 2 approaches in patients with open fractures. This article is a review and critique of the methodology used in the SPRINT trial. Numerous aspects of the trial's design served to greatly reduce the potential bias, producing sound and reliable results. Overall, the SPRINT trial should provide recommendations for change in clinical practice and also set a benchmark for the conduct of randomized controlled trials in orthopedic surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1558-1373
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
A critical appraisal of the SPRINT trial.
pubmed:affiliation
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. helfetd@hss.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Review