Are 6 to 12-Week Radiographic Union Scores Associated with Healing Following Lateral Locked Plating of Distal Femur Fractures?
mRUST scores between 6-12 weeks demonstrated strong association with nonunion versus healing following LLP of distal femur fractures. This was consistent in analysis limited to medial and posterior cortices, although wide confidence intervals suggest imprecision in the effect estimate. Early mRUST assessment may serve as a helpful adjunct to support clinical decision-making and patient counseling following LLP of distal femur fractures.
Authors
- Arun Aneja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0011-1184)
- Frank F. A. IJpma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9420-2732)
- Stein J. Janssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-7765)
- Job Nicolaas Doornberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1270-2742)
- Robert Kaspar Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7031-1643)
- Jacob S.W. Borgida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5443-2591)
- Healy Vise
- Thuan V. Ly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6208-5490)
- Derek S. Stenquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7271-5580)
- Adam N. Musick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3666-6287)
- Carla H. Lehle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7530-3420)
- Alice W. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3580-7715)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Health & Safety in Sports (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bot.0000000000003136
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00