Table 3.
Results of the studies analyzed by Lam et al(29) in their systematic review of consolidation time and non-consolidation in randomized, prospective clinical trials on the treatment of tibial shaft fractures with reamed and nonreamed intramedullary nail.
| Authors | Patients | Non-consolidation | Consolidation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reamed | Nonreamed | Reamed | Nonreamed | ||
| Court-Brown et al(30) | 50 | 0% | 20% | 15.4 | 22.8 |
| Keating et al(31) | 91 | 8.5% | 12.2%% | ns | ns |
| Blachut et al(32) | 152 | 4% | 11% | ||
| Finkemeier et al(33) | 90 | 23.8% | 54.6% | ||
| Ziran et al(34) | 51 | 27.3% | 13.8% | ||
| Larsen et al(35) | 48 | 0% | 13% | 16.7 | 25.7 |
| SPRINT closed(36) | 1319 | 11% | 17% | ||
| SPRINT open(36) | 29% | 24% | |||
ns = non-significant