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Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, Surgery, General & Internal Medicine, Femoral shaft fracture, Intramedullary nailing, Complications, Nonunion, Infection, Damage control external fixation, DAMAGE CONTROL PROCEDURES, EARLY TOTAL CARE, MULTIPLE INJURIES, EXTERNAL FIXATION, DELAYED UNION, INFECTION, COMPLICATIONS, CONVERSION, OUTCOMES, IMPACT, Adult, Female, Femoral Fractures, Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary, Fracture Healing, Fractures, Ununited, Humans, Injury Severity Score, Length of Stay, Male, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1110 Nursing, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences, 3202 Clinical sciences, 3203 Dentistry, 42 Health sciences

Abstract:

Intramedullary nailing (IMN) is the preferred treatment for femoral shaft fractures in adults. Although previous studies published good outcomes, some controversies remain. The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify factors that influence outcome after IMN for femoral shaft fractures.