Outcome of femoral fractures treated with cerclages and intramedullary nailing
Our findings give rise to closed reduction and internal fixation as a treatment of choice of femoral shaft fractures. We suggest the use of ORIF combined with cerclages, if closed reduction cannot be sufficiently achieved. However, a risk-benefit ratio should be assessed to minimize the risk of a higher complication rate with the use of ORIF.
Authors
- Valentin Neuhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4012-5628)
- Sascha Halvachizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1393-3232)
- Christian Hierholzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5009-2608)
- Hans‐Christoph Pape (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2059-4980)
- Claudio Canal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-2481)
- Franziska Ziegenhain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-6262)
- Anne Sophie Mittlmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5026-5766)
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Spital Thurgau (Switzerland) (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-025-02883-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06
Funders
- Universität Zürich