Safety and complications of antimicrobial coated compared to conventional intramedullary femoral nails in proximal femoral fractures
The coated intramedullary nail was similar to the uncoated nail in terms of perioperative complications and 1-year mortality rate. This suggests that the novel coated implant is safe for common clinical use. Further prospective multicentre studies with larger sample sizes are needed to detect a potential impact of coated implants on the incidence of fracture-related infections.
Authors
- Andreas Höch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5002-0614)
- Georg Osterhoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5051-0998)
- Christian Kleber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-5116)
- Dmitry Notov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1826-5196)
- Jacob Wiechert
Institutions
- University Hospital Leipzig (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-025-02809-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01