Retrograde intramedullary nailing with supplemental plate and lag screws allows early weight bearing following distal end-segment femur fractures (AO/OTA 33) in a low-resource setting

ConclusionThe study highlighted the procedure for retrograde nailing of DFFs in a setting without the requisite facilities for minimally-invasive surgeries. The findings demonstrated the feasibility of achieving an expedited weight bearing for the predominantly daily-income-earning victims to ensure early return to work and poverty reduction. While the small sample size is a limitation, the study does provide information that could serve as a basis for future randomized controlled trials in low-resource settings.
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research