scholarly journals External Fixation versus Unreamed Tibial Intramedullary Nailing for Open Tibial Fractures: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Fu ◽  
Lei Zhu ◽  
Jiajia Lu ◽  
Jun Ma ◽  
Aimin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
External Fixation ◽  
Intramedullary Nailing ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Tibial Fractures ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Open Tibial Fractures ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Is intramedullary nailing better than the use of volar locking plates for fractures of the distal radius? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 543-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wang ◽  
L. Zhang ◽  
J. Ma ◽  
Y. Yang ◽  
H. Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Intramedullary Nailing ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cochrane Collaboration ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Locking Plates ◽  
Distal Radial Fractures ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Randomized Controlled

We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compared the use of intramedullary nails and volar locking plates in distal radial fractures. PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Collaboration Central database were used to find randomized controlled trials that met the eligibility criteria. Two reviewers screened the studies, extracted the data, evaluated the methodological quality and analysed the data with RevMan 5.1 software. No statistically significant differences were detected in the disability of the arm, shoulder and hand and the Gartland and Werley scores, radiographic parameters, wrist range of motion, grip strength, total complication rate and incidence of tendon rupture between the two groups. However, carpal tunnel syndrome occurred less often after intramedullary nailing. The two fixation methods achieved equal clinical, functional and radiological outcomes for primary fixation of the indicated types of distal radial fractures. Level of evidence: Therapeutic/LevelI

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