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. 2018 Jul 24;13:182. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0884-0

Correction to: Early versus late intramedullary nailing for traumatic femur fracture management: meta-analysis

Ayman El-Menyar 1,2,3,, Mohammed Muneer 4, David Samson 1, Hassan Al-Thani 5, Ahmad Alobaidi 6, Paul Mussleman 7, Rifat Latifi 8
PMCID: PMC6058367  PMID: 30041696

Correction

Following the publication of this article [1], the authors reported that they had submitted an incorrect version of Figs. 2, 3 and 4. They apologize for this error and the correct versions of Figs. 2, 3 and 4 with captions have been included in this Correction. There is a typographical error in the following sentence: Two retrospective cohort studies reported results on any and all complications [23, 30]. The correct version of this sentence is: Two retrospective cohort studies reported results on any complication [24, 34].

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Forest plot of pulmonary complications. a Pulmonary complications. b Acute respiratory distress syndrome. c Fat embolism. d pulmonary embolism. e Pneumonia

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Forest plots of cutaneous, infectious and venous complications: a decubitus ulcers. b wound infection. c sepsis. d deep vein thrombosis

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Forest plots of other complications: a. Any complication. b multiorgan failure c. mortality

Footnotes

The original article can be found online at 10.1186/s13018-018-0856-4

Reference

  • 1.El-Menyar, et al. Early versus late intramedullary nailing for traumatic femur fracture management: meta-analysis. J Orthop Surg Res. 2018;13:160. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0856-4. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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