Femur Fractures Distal to Long and Short Cephalomedullary Nails: A Comparative Multicenter Study
This is the largest series of fractures distal to a CMN to date. Surgical morbidity, surgical time, and use of fluoroscopy were similar in patients with short and long CMNs. Although managing these injuries with exchange CMN was associated with comparable morbidity to ORIF, a notable functional advantage was observed with exchange CMN by facilitating earlier full weight-bearing and discharge home.
Authors
- Cade A. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0059-158X)
- Sean P. Wrenn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5064-1573)
- Lyle O. Johnson
- Robert B. Ponce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5580-0262)
- Aleksander P. Mika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5260-4506)
- Mark E. Hake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0771-5493)
- Jacquelyn S. Pennings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6070-3205)
- Phillip M. Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5250-8741)
- Atticus Coscia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1749-4348)
- Ridge Maxson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8224-2836)
- Nathaniel Elliot Schaffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-5413)
- Joey P. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5817-0665)
- Jonathan C. Savakus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2694-335X)
- Matthew Yeager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3587-9986)
- Andres F Moreno-Diaz
- Claudia A. Maki
Institutions
- Orthopaedic Center (US)
- Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-01052
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00