Femoral Retrograde Nailing, an Excellent Choice for Femoral Shaft Fracture with Scarce Complications: Educational Corner
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1. Court-Brown CM, Caesar B. Epidemiology of adult fractures: A
review. Injury. 2006;37(8):691-7. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.04.130. [PubMed: 16814787].
2. Neumann MV, Sudkamp NP, Strohm PC. Management of femoral shaft fractures. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2015;82(1):22-32. [PubMed: 25748658].
3. Arneson TJ, Melton LJ 3rd, Lewallen DG, O'Fallon WM. Epidemiology of diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures in Rochester, Minnesota, 1965-1984. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1988;(234):188-94. [PubMed: 3409576].
4. Gosselin R, Lavaly D. Perkins traction for adult femoral shaft fractures: a report on 53 patients in Sierra Leone. Int Orthop. 2007;31(5):697-702. doi: 10.1007/s00264-006-0233-5. [PubMed: 17043864]. [PubMed Central: PMC2266653].
5. Anyaehie UE, Ejimofor OC, Akpuaka FC, Nwadinigwe CU. Pattern of femoral fractures and associated injuries in a Nigerian tertiary trauma centre. Niger J Clin Pract. 2015;18(4):462-6. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.151761. [PubMed: 25966715].
6. Anandasivam NS, Russo GS, Fischer JM, Samuel AM, Ondeck NT, Swallow MS, et al. Analysis of bony and internal organ injuries associated with 26,357 adult femoral shaft fractures and their impact on mortality. Orthopedics. 2017;40(3):e506-e512. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20170327-01. [PubMed: 28358976].
7. Marsh JL, Slongo TF, Agel J, Broderick JS, Creevey W, DeCoster TA, et al. Fracture and dislocation classification compendium - 2007: Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification, database and outcomes committee. J Orthop Trauma. 2007;21(10 Suppl):S1-133. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200711101-00001. [PubMed: 18277234].
8. Gillquist J, Liljedahl SO, Rieger A. Fracture of the femur diaphysis. Traction of Nailing? Acta Chir Scand. 1971;137(6):515-20. [PubMed: 5149383].
9. Kuntscher G. A new method of treatment of pertrochanteric fractures. Proc R Soc Med. 1970;63(11 Part 1):1120-1. [PubMed: 5484930]. [PubMed Central: PMC1811747].
10. Brewster J, Grenier G, Taylor BC, Carter C, Degenova D, Ebaugh MP, et al. Long-term Comparison of Retrograde and Antegrade Femoral Nailing. Orthopedics. 2020;43(4):e278-e282. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20200415-04. [PubMed: 32324245].
11. Ostrum RF, Agarwal A, Lakatos R, Poka A. Prospective comparison of retrograde and antegrade femoral intramedullary nailing. J Orthop Trauma. 2000;14(7):496-501. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200009000-00006. [PubMed: 11083612].
12. Ricci WM, Bellabarba C, Evanoff B, Herscovici D, DiPasquale T, Sanders R. Retrograde versus antegrade nailing of femoral shaft fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2001;15(3):161-9. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200103000-00003. [PubMed: 11265005].
13. Babaniamansour P, Ebrahimian-Hosseinabadi M, Zargar-Kharazi A. Designing an optimized novel femoral stem. J Med Signals Sens. 2017;7(3):170-7. [PubMed: 28840118]. [PubMed Central: PMC5551301].
14. Moradi M, Babaniamansour S, Majidi M, Karkon-Shayan S, Firouzabadi MD, Atarodi A. Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the right scapula. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2021;2(4):268-71. doi: 10.37871/jbres1223.
15. Salimi M, Dehghani J, Gerami MH. Efficacy of elastic intramedullary nails in treating axially unstable femur fracture in children. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2021;15(1):572-6.
16. Niakan MH, Dehghankhalili M, Pourdavood A, Vahidi A, Nazemi S, Piranviseh A, et al. Clinical outcome and determinants of amputation in a large cohort of Iranian patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Foot (Edinb). 2020;45:101688. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2020.101688. [PubMed: 33011496].
17. Charopoulos I, Giannoudis PV. Ideal entry point in antegrade femoral nailing: Controversies and innovations. Injury. 2009;40(8):791-4. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.06.002. [PubMed: 19570533].
18. El MM, Schraven P, ten Duis HJ, Wendt K. Persistent knee complaints after retrograde unreamed nailing of femoral shaft fractures. Acta Orthop Belg. 2010;76(2):219-25. [PubMed: 20503948].
19. Hsu KL, Kuan FC, Chang WL, Liu YF, Hong CK, Yeh ML, et al. Interlocking nailing of femoral shaft fractures with an
extremely narrow medullary canal is associated with iatrogenic fractures. Injury. 2019;50(12):2306-11. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.10.010. [PubMed: 31610947].
20. Kao JT, Burton D, Comstock C, McClellan RT, Carragee E. Pudendal nerve palsy after femoral intramedullary nailing. J Orthop Trauma. 1993;7(1):58-63. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199302000-00011. [PubMed: 8433201].
21. Brumback RJ, Ellison TS, Molligan H, Molligan DJ, Mahaffey S, Schmidhauser C. Pudendal nerve palsy complicating intramedullary nailing of the femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1992;74(10):1450-5. [PubMed: 1469004].
22. Brumback RJ, Wells JD, Lakatos R, Poka A, Bathon GH, Burgess AR. Heterotopic ossification about the hip after intramedullary nailing for fractures of the femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1990;72(7):1067-73. [PubMed: 2117012].
23. Marks PH, Paley D, Kellam JF. Heterotopic ossification around the hip with intramedullary nailing of the femur. J Trauma. 1988;28(8):1207-13. doi: 10.1097/00005373-198808000-00012. [PubMed: 3137364].
24. Papadokostakis G, Papakostidis C, Dimitriou R, Giannoudis PV. The role and efficacy of retrograding nailing for the treatment of diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures: a systematic review of the literature. Injury. 2005;36(7):813-22. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.11.029. [PubMed: 15949481].
25. Neubauer T, Ritter E, Potschka T, Karlbauer A, Wagner M. Retrograde nailing of femoral fractures. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2008;75(3):158-66. [PubMed: 18601812].
26. Sanders R, Koval KJ, DiPasquale T, Helfet DL, Frankle M. Retrograde reamed femoral nailing. J Orthop Trauma. 1993;7(4):293-302. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199308000-00001. [PubMed: 8377037].
27. Hussain N, Hussain FN, Sermer C, Kamdar H, Schemitsch EH, Sternheim A, et al. Antegrade versus retrograde nailing techniques and trochanteric versus piriformis intramedullary nailing entry points for femoral shaft fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Surg. 2017;60(1):19-29. doi:
10.1503/cjs.000616. [PubMed: 28234586]. [PubMed Central: PMC5373739].
28. Acharya KN, Rao MR. Retrograde nailing for distal third femoral shaft fractures: A prospective study. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2006;14(3):253-8. doi: 10.1177/230949900601400305. [PubMed: 17200525].
29. Tan L, Wang T, Li YH, Yang T, Hao B, Zhu D, et al. Patellar tendon ossification after retrograde intramedullary nailing for distal femoral shaft fracture: A case report and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017;96(47):e8875. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008875. [PubMed: 29382009]. [PubMed Central: PMC5709008].
30. Andrzejewski K, Panasiuk M, Grzegorzewski A, Synder M. Comparison of knee function in patients with a healed fracture of the femoral shaft fixed with retrograde and antegrade intramedullary nailing. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2013;15(5): 395-405. doi: 10.5604/15093492.1084241. [PubMed: 24431251].
31. Kim JW, Oh CW, Oh JK, Park KH, Kim HJ, Kim TS, et al. Treatment of infra-isthmal femoral fracture with an intramedullary nail: Is retrograde nailing a better option than antegrade nailing? Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2018;138(9):1241-7. doi: 10.1007/s00402-018-2961-6. [PubMed: 29799078].
32. Ricci WM, Gallagher B, Haidukewych GJ. Intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures: Current concepts. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2009;17(5):296-305. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200905000-00004. [PubMed: 19411641].
33. Daglar B, Gungor E, Delialioglu OM, Karakus D, Ersoz M, Tasbas BA, et al. Comparison of knee function after antegrade and retrograde intramedullary nailing for diaphyseal femoral fractures: results of isokinetic evaluation. J Orthop Trauma. 2009;23(9):640-4. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181a5ad33. [PubMed: 19897985].
34. Zhang F, Zhu L, Li Y, Chen A. Retrograde versus antegrade intramedullary nailing for femoral fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Curr Med Res Opin.
2015;31(10):1897-902.doi:10.1185/03007995.2015.1078783.
[PubMed: 26337195].
35. Dougherty PJ, Gherebeh P, Zekaj M, Sethi S, Oliphant B, Vaidya R. Retrograde versus antegrade intramedullary nailing of gunshot diaphyseal femur fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013;471(12):3974-80. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3058-8. [PubMed: 23690149]. [PubMed Central: PMC3825896].
36. Kent WT, Shelton TJ, Eastman J. Heterotopic ossification around the knee after tibial nailing and ipsilateral antegrade and retrograde femoral nailing in the treatment of floating knee injuries. Int Orthop. 2018;42(6):1379-85. doi: 10.1007/s00264-018-3845-7. [PubMed: 29470598].
37. El Moumni M, Voogd EH, ten Duis HJ, Wendt KW. Long-term functional outcome following intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures. Injury. 2012;43(7):1154-8. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.03.011. [PubMed: 22483542].
38. Kimiafar K, Khadem-Rezaiyan M, Saberifar M, Mohammadi M, Zarei M, Omranzadeh A, et al. The prevalence of lower extremity injuries in Mashhad: A five-year study. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2020;8(6):716-21. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2020.40230.2080. [PubMed: 33313353]. [PubMed Central: PMC7718564].
39. Tahririan MA, Ramtin S, Taheri P. Functional and radiographic comparison of subtalar arthroereisis and lateral calcaneal lengthening in the surgical treatment of flexible flatfoot in children. Int Orthop. 2021;45(9):2291-8. doi: 10.1007/s00264-020-04899-x. [PubMed: 33796883].
40. Giannoudis PV, Pape HC, Schütz M. Retrograde nailing approach to the femoral shaft [Online]. [cited 2021 Jun 25]; Available from:
URL: https://surgeryreference.aofoundation.org/orthopedic-trauma/adult-trauma/femoral-shaft/approach/retrograde-nailing-approach
41. Sikka R, Fetzer G, Hunkele T, Sugarman E, Boyd J. Femur fractures in professional athletes: A case series. J Athl Train. 2015;50(4):442-8. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.5.10. [PubMed: 25680071]. [PubMed Central: PMC4560006].
42. Jiaqin Y, Fujun L, Yangfan C, Bo L. Efficacy of anterograde and retrograde intramedullary nails in the treatment of distal femoral extraarticular fracture: A meta-analysis. Chinese
J Tissue Eng Res. 2021;25(30):4915-20. doi: 10.12307/2021.282.
43. Tornetta P 3rd, Tiburzi D. Antegrade or retrograde reamed femoral nailing. A prospective, randomised trial. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000;82(5):652-4. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.82b5.10038. [PubMed: 10963159].
44. Tucker MC, Schwappach JR, Leighton RK, Coupe K, Ricci WM. Results of femoral intramedullary nailing in patients who are obese versus those who are not obese: A prospective multicenter comparison study. J Orthop Trauma. 2007;21(8):523-9. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31813347ac. [PubMed: 17805018].
45. Murray P, Bergin P, Labropoulos P, Gunther S. Retrograde femoral nailing and knee function. Orthopedics. 2008;31(10). [PubMed: 19226019].
46. Toluse AM, Asuquo JE, Ikem IC, Esan O, Akinyoola AL. Comparison of effect of retrograde and antegrade approaches to interlocking nail fixation of femoral diaphyseal fractures on ipsilateral hip and knee joint motion. West Afr J Med. 2014;33(1):21-5. [PubMed: 24872262].
review. Injury. 2006;37(8):691-7. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.04.130. [PubMed: 16814787].
2. Neumann MV, Sudkamp NP, Strohm PC. Management of femoral shaft fractures. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2015;82(1):22-32. [PubMed: 25748658].
3. Arneson TJ, Melton LJ 3rd, Lewallen DG, O'Fallon WM. Epidemiology of diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures in Rochester, Minnesota, 1965-1984. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1988;(234):188-94. [PubMed: 3409576].
4. Gosselin R, Lavaly D. Perkins traction for adult femoral shaft fractures: a report on 53 patients in Sierra Leone. Int Orthop. 2007;31(5):697-702. doi: 10.1007/s00264-006-0233-5. [PubMed: 17043864]. [PubMed Central: PMC2266653].
5. Anyaehie UE, Ejimofor OC, Akpuaka FC, Nwadinigwe CU. Pattern of femoral fractures and associated injuries in a Nigerian tertiary trauma centre. Niger J Clin Pract. 2015;18(4):462-6. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.151761. [PubMed: 25966715].
6. Anandasivam NS, Russo GS, Fischer JM, Samuel AM, Ondeck NT, Swallow MS, et al. Analysis of bony and internal organ injuries associated with 26,357 adult femoral shaft fractures and their impact on mortality. Orthopedics. 2017;40(3):e506-e512. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20170327-01. [PubMed: 28358976].
7. Marsh JL, Slongo TF, Agel J, Broderick JS, Creevey W, DeCoster TA, et al. Fracture and dislocation classification compendium - 2007: Orthopaedic Trauma Association classification, database and outcomes committee. J Orthop Trauma. 2007;21(10 Suppl):S1-133. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200711101-00001. [PubMed: 18277234].
8. Gillquist J, Liljedahl SO, Rieger A. Fracture of the femur diaphysis. Traction of Nailing? Acta Chir Scand. 1971;137(6):515-20. [PubMed: 5149383].
9. Kuntscher G. A new method of treatment of pertrochanteric fractures. Proc R Soc Med. 1970;63(11 Part 1):1120-1. [PubMed: 5484930]. [PubMed Central: PMC1811747].
10. Brewster J, Grenier G, Taylor BC, Carter C, Degenova D, Ebaugh MP, et al. Long-term Comparison of Retrograde and Antegrade Femoral Nailing. Orthopedics. 2020;43(4):e278-e282. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20200415-04. [PubMed: 32324245].
11. Ostrum RF, Agarwal A, Lakatos R, Poka A. Prospective comparison of retrograde and antegrade femoral intramedullary nailing. J Orthop Trauma. 2000;14(7):496-501. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200009000-00006. [PubMed: 11083612].
12. Ricci WM, Bellabarba C, Evanoff B, Herscovici D, DiPasquale T, Sanders R. Retrograde versus antegrade nailing of femoral shaft fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2001;15(3):161-9. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200103000-00003. [PubMed: 11265005].
13. Babaniamansour P, Ebrahimian-Hosseinabadi M, Zargar-Kharazi A. Designing an optimized novel femoral stem. J Med Signals Sens. 2017;7(3):170-7. [PubMed: 28840118]. [PubMed Central: PMC5551301].
14. Moradi M, Babaniamansour S, Majidi M, Karkon-Shayan S, Firouzabadi MD, Atarodi A. Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the right scapula. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2021;2(4):268-71. doi: 10.37871/jbres1223.
15. Salimi M, Dehghani J, Gerami MH. Efficacy of elastic intramedullary nails in treating axially unstable femur fracture in children. Pak J Med Health Sci. 2021;15(1):572-6.
16. Niakan MH, Dehghankhalili M, Pourdavood A, Vahidi A, Nazemi S, Piranviseh A, et al. Clinical outcome and determinants of amputation in a large cohort of Iranian patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Foot (Edinb). 2020;45:101688. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2020.101688. [PubMed: 33011496].
17. Charopoulos I, Giannoudis PV. Ideal entry point in antegrade femoral nailing: Controversies and innovations. Injury. 2009;40(8):791-4. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.06.002. [PubMed: 19570533].
18. El MM, Schraven P, ten Duis HJ, Wendt K. Persistent knee complaints after retrograde unreamed nailing of femoral shaft fractures. Acta Orthop Belg. 2010;76(2):219-25. [PubMed: 20503948].
19. Hsu KL, Kuan FC, Chang WL, Liu YF, Hong CK, Yeh ML, et al. Interlocking nailing of femoral shaft fractures with an
extremely narrow medullary canal is associated with iatrogenic fractures. Injury. 2019;50(12):2306-11. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.10.010. [PubMed: 31610947].
20. Kao JT, Burton D, Comstock C, McClellan RT, Carragee E. Pudendal nerve palsy after femoral intramedullary nailing. J Orthop Trauma. 1993;7(1):58-63. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199302000-00011. [PubMed: 8433201].
21. Brumback RJ, Ellison TS, Molligan H, Molligan DJ, Mahaffey S, Schmidhauser C. Pudendal nerve palsy complicating intramedullary nailing of the femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1992;74(10):1450-5. [PubMed: 1469004].
22. Brumback RJ, Wells JD, Lakatos R, Poka A, Bathon GH, Burgess AR. Heterotopic ossification about the hip after intramedullary nailing for fractures of the femur. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1990;72(7):1067-73. [PubMed: 2117012].
23. Marks PH, Paley D, Kellam JF. Heterotopic ossification around the hip with intramedullary nailing of the femur. J Trauma. 1988;28(8):1207-13. doi: 10.1097/00005373-198808000-00012. [PubMed: 3137364].
24. Papadokostakis G, Papakostidis C, Dimitriou R, Giannoudis PV. The role and efficacy of retrograding nailing for the treatment of diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures: a systematic review of the literature. Injury. 2005;36(7):813-22. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.11.029. [PubMed: 15949481].
25. Neubauer T, Ritter E, Potschka T, Karlbauer A, Wagner M. Retrograde nailing of femoral fractures. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech. 2008;75(3):158-66. [PubMed: 18601812].
26. Sanders R, Koval KJ, DiPasquale T, Helfet DL, Frankle M. Retrograde reamed femoral nailing. J Orthop Trauma. 1993;7(4):293-302. doi: 10.1097/00005131-199308000-00001. [PubMed: 8377037].
27. Hussain N, Hussain FN, Sermer C, Kamdar H, Schemitsch EH, Sternheim A, et al. Antegrade versus retrograde nailing techniques and trochanteric versus piriformis intramedullary nailing entry points for femoral shaft fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Surg. 2017;60(1):19-29. doi:
10.1503/cjs.000616. [PubMed: 28234586]. [PubMed Central: PMC5373739].
28. Acharya KN, Rao MR. Retrograde nailing for distal third femoral shaft fractures: A prospective study. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2006;14(3):253-8. doi: 10.1177/230949900601400305. [PubMed: 17200525].
29. Tan L, Wang T, Li YH, Yang T, Hao B, Zhu D, et al. Patellar tendon ossification after retrograde intramedullary nailing for distal femoral shaft fracture: A case report and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017;96(47):e8875. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008875. [PubMed: 29382009]. [PubMed Central: PMC5709008].
30. Andrzejewski K, Panasiuk M, Grzegorzewski A, Synder M. Comparison of knee function in patients with a healed fracture of the femoral shaft fixed with retrograde and antegrade intramedullary nailing. Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2013;15(5): 395-405. doi: 10.5604/15093492.1084241. [PubMed: 24431251].
31. Kim JW, Oh CW, Oh JK, Park KH, Kim HJ, Kim TS, et al. Treatment of infra-isthmal femoral fracture with an intramedullary nail: Is retrograde nailing a better option than antegrade nailing? Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2018;138(9):1241-7. doi: 10.1007/s00402-018-2961-6. [PubMed: 29799078].
32. Ricci WM, Gallagher B, Haidukewych GJ. Intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures: Current concepts. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2009;17(5):296-305. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200905000-00004. [PubMed: 19411641].
33. Daglar B, Gungor E, Delialioglu OM, Karakus D, Ersoz M, Tasbas BA, et al. Comparison of knee function after antegrade and retrograde intramedullary nailing for diaphyseal femoral fractures: results of isokinetic evaluation. J Orthop Trauma. 2009;23(9):640-4. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181a5ad33. [PubMed: 19897985].
34. Zhang F, Zhu L, Li Y, Chen A. Retrograde versus antegrade intramedullary nailing for femoral fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Curr Med Res Opin.
2015;31(10):1897-902.doi:10.1185/03007995.2015.1078783.
[PubMed: 26337195].
35. Dougherty PJ, Gherebeh P, Zekaj M, Sethi S, Oliphant B, Vaidya R. Retrograde versus antegrade intramedullary nailing of gunshot diaphyseal femur fractures. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013;471(12):3974-80. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-3058-8. [PubMed: 23690149]. [PubMed Central: PMC3825896].
36. Kent WT, Shelton TJ, Eastman J. Heterotopic ossification around the knee after tibial nailing and ipsilateral antegrade and retrograde femoral nailing in the treatment of floating knee injuries. Int Orthop. 2018;42(6):1379-85. doi: 10.1007/s00264-018-3845-7. [PubMed: 29470598].
37. El Moumni M, Voogd EH, ten Duis HJ, Wendt KW. Long-term functional outcome following intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures. Injury. 2012;43(7):1154-8. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.03.011. [PubMed: 22483542].
38. Kimiafar K, Khadem-Rezaiyan M, Saberifar M, Mohammadi M, Zarei M, Omranzadeh A, et al. The prevalence of lower extremity injuries in Mashhad: A five-year study. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2020;8(6):716-21. doi: 10.22038/abjs.2020.40230.2080. [PubMed: 33313353]. [PubMed Central: PMC7718564].
39. Tahririan MA, Ramtin S, Taheri P. Functional and radiographic comparison of subtalar arthroereisis and lateral calcaneal lengthening in the surgical treatment of flexible flatfoot in children. Int Orthop. 2021;45(9):2291-8. doi: 10.1007/s00264-020-04899-x. [PubMed: 33796883].
40. Giannoudis PV, Pape HC, Schütz M. Retrograde nailing approach to the femoral shaft [Online]. [cited 2021 Jun 25]; Available from:
URL: https://surgeryreference.aofoundation.org/orthopedic-trauma/adult-trauma/femoral-shaft/approach/retrograde-nailing-approach
41. Sikka R, Fetzer G, Hunkele T, Sugarman E, Boyd J. Femur fractures in professional athletes: A case series. J Athl Train. 2015;50(4):442-8. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.5.10. [PubMed: 25680071]. [PubMed Central: PMC4560006].
42. Jiaqin Y, Fujun L, Yangfan C, Bo L. Efficacy of anterograde and retrograde intramedullary nails in the treatment of distal femoral extraarticular fracture: A meta-analysis. Chinese
J Tissue Eng Res. 2021;25(30):4915-20. doi: 10.12307/2021.282.
43. Tornetta P 3rd, Tiburzi D. Antegrade or retrograde reamed femoral nailing. A prospective, randomised trial. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000;82(5):652-4. doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.82b5.10038. [PubMed: 10963159].
44. Tucker MC, Schwappach JR, Leighton RK, Coupe K, Ricci WM. Results of femoral intramedullary nailing in patients who are obese versus those who are not obese: A prospective multicenter comparison study. J Orthop Trauma. 2007;21(8):523-9. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31813347ac. [PubMed: 17805018].
45. Murray P, Bergin P, Labropoulos P, Gunther S. Retrograde femoral nailing and knee function. Orthopedics. 2008;31(10). [PubMed: 19226019].
46. Toluse AM, Asuquo JE, Ikem IC, Esan O, Akinyoola AL. Comparison of effect of retrograde and antegrade approaches to interlocking nail fixation of femoral diaphyseal fractures on ipsilateral hip and knee joint motion. West Afr J Med. 2014;33(1):21-5. [PubMed: 24872262].
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Sharif pour S, Mirghaderi SP, Salimi M, Kalantar SH. Femoral Retrograde Nailing, an Excellent Choice for Femoral Shaft Fracture with Scarce Complications: Educational Corner. J Orthop Spine Trauma. 2022;7(4):141-5.
