Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 List of relevant studies in the literature
From: Rigid intramedullary nail fixation of femoral fractures in adolescents: what evidence is available?
Author | Type of nail | Patients | Age range (years) | Average weight (kg) | Average follow-up (months) | Major complications reported? (Y/N) | Level of evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reynolds et al. | Adolescent lateral femoral nail | 15 | 10–16 | 59.6 | 9.1 | N | 2b |
Park et al. | AO humeral nail | 23 | 8.2–16.1 | 49.4 | 21 | N | 2b |
Park et al. | Unreamed tibial and Sirus femoral | 21 | 11–17.2 | 51.2 | 22.4 | N | 1b |
Garner et al. | N/A | 15 | 14.3–16.4 | 60.4 | 13.6 | Y | 2b |
Ramseier et al. | N/A | 37 | 11–17.6 | 55.2 | 14.6 | Y | 2b |
Keeler et al. | S&N humeral | 78 | 8.2–18.4 | 70 | 24.8 | N | 2b |
Jencikova-Celerin et al. | Biomet interlocking | 58 | 9.9–14.1 | 47.4 | 13.1 | N | 2b |
Mehlman et al. | Synthes locked tibial | 6 | 9–15 | 69.1 | 17 | N | 4 |
Kanellopoulos et al. | R-T & Targon | 20 | 11–16 | N/A | 29 | N | 2b |
Gordon et al. | S&N humeral | 15 | 8.2–17.1 | N/A | 35.3 | N | 2b |
Letts et al. | AO/G-K/R-T | 54 | 11.4–17.1 | 60 | 63 | Y | 2b |
Tortolani et al. | R-T adult tibial | 9 | 11–15 | N/A | 24 | N | 2b |
Townsend et al. | R-T/Delta II | 34 | 10.2–17.6 | N/A | 24 | N | 2b |
Momberger et al. | Zimmer titanium/R-T/steel | 48 | 10–16 | N/A | 16.2 | N | 2b |
Stans et al. | N/A | 13 | 11.1–16.2 | 50.2 | 19 | Y | 2b |
Buford et al. | Solid titanium | 54 | 6–15 | N/A | 20 | Y | 1b |
Skak et al. | Küntscher/Street-Hansen/AO | 25 | 8–17 | N/A | 120 | N | 2b |
Gregory et al. | Küntscher/R-T | 10 | 11.4–16.1 | N/A | 8 | N | 2b |
Gonzalez-Herranz et al. | Küntscher | 22 | 3–14 | N/A | 75.6 | Y | 2b |
Beaty et al. | R-T | 30 | 10–15 | N/A | 23 | Y | 2b |
Galpin et al. | G-K/AO | 22 | 11–16 | N/A | 32.9 | Y | 2b |
Maruenda-Paulino et al. | Küntscher | 29 | 7–16 | N/A | 78 | Y | 2b |
Timmerman et al. | Küntscher/AO/G-K | 22 | 10–14 | N/A | 26.7 | Y | 2b |
Reeves et al. | Küntscher/AO | 33 | 11–16.8 | N/A | N/A | N | 2b |
Herndon et al. | Küntscher/interlocking | 16 | 11–16 | N/A | 16 | N | 2b |
Ziv et al. | Küntscher | 8 | 6–12 | N/A | 94.8 | N | 2b |
Valdserri et al. | Küntscher | 17 | 6–12 | N/A | 78 | N | 4 |
Kirby et al. | Küntscher | 13 | 10.8–15.6 | N/A | 13 | N | 2b |