A Scoring System for Predicting Nonunion After Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures
Femoral shaft nonunion risk is quantifiable based on several independent injury, patient, and surgical factors. This scoring system is an additional tool for clinical decision making when caring for patients with femoral shaft fractures treated with IMNs.
Authors
- P. Arnold
- James E. Slaven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-3821)
- Ishani Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-0459)
- Brian Mullis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-2533)
- Kent R. Kraus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0893-9269)
- Roman M. Natoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-3244)
- Joshua W Flores
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Paoli Hospital (US)
- Arnold Ventures (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAAOS Global Research and Reviews
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00214
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55