Currently, fracture‐related infection (FRI) still represents great challenges in front of
orthopaedic surgeons, despite great advances that have been achieved regarding its …

Background: Femur is the most fractured long bone in the body that often necessitates
surgical fixation; however, data on the impact of the mechanism of injury (MOI), age, and …

Objective: To assess the outcomes of patients who sustained blunt trauma tibia fractures
compared with tibia fractures from civilian gunshot injuries when treated with intramedullary …

Background: Femur shaft factures (FSF) are common injuries following high-energy
mechanisms mainly involving motor vehicle crashes (MVC). We evaluated the timings of …

The number of intramedullary procedures to treat leg length discrepancy (LLD) has risen in
the past decade and this has led to increased complications such as nail breakage. The aim …

Objective: To assess clinical, radiographic, and functional outcomes after intramedullary nail
(IMN) fixation of tibia fractures with an infrapatellar approach compared to a suprapatellar …

Introduction Non-union of a long bone fracture remains a challenge in orthopaedic and
trauma surgery. In the current study, we sought to determine the clinical effectiveness of …

Background Implant removal in orthopaedics after fracture consolidation is a very common
procedure but is still associated with a high rate of surgical site infection (SSI). Antibiotic …

Background One of the challenge to manage long bone fracture is the risk of infection.
Intramedullary nailing is the standard treatment of long bone shaft fractures. Infection from …

Introduction Surgical site infection (SSI) related to magnetic intramedullary lengthening nails
(MILNs) can lead to delayed consolidation or loss of limb function, resulting in deleterious …