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Higher activity limitations seen with intramedullary nailing after tibial shaft fracture
Patients treated with intramedullary nailing for tibial shaft fractures experienced higher limitations in activity, restrictions in quality of life and knee pain compared with a reference population, according to study results.
Researchers performed a retrospective review of 294 patients treated with intramedullary nailing after tibial shaft fracture from 1998 to 2008. All participants completed KOOS, and the researchers compared these data with a published reference population.
Overall, 223 patients agreed to participate. Study results showed a 44% higher incidence of knee pain in the study group compared with the reference population. The study group also presented with a 39% higher incidence of function in daily living limitations, 58% higher incidence of limitations in quality of life and 60% higher incidence of limitations during sport activities, according to the researchers.
In a comparison of age-related differences between the study group and reference population, the researchers found the most difficulties were reported by patients between the ages of 18 and 34 years.
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