Outcomes following lower limb long bone intramedullary nail fixation in South Africa
Our study demonstrates comparable outcomes of infection and fracture healing rates in patients who undergo internal fixation for lower limb fractures in a resource-limited setting, when compared to study populations in a high-income country.
Authors
- Nando Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0567-3373)
- Sithombo Maqungo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8735-8341)
- Tracey Smythe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3408-7362)
- Simon Matthew Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4091-7548)
- Maritz Laubscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5989-8383)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- Groote Schuur Hospital (ZA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- GE Global Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Bone & Joint Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.107b5.bjj-2024-1346.r2
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00