Character, Incidence, and Predictors of Knee Pain and Activity After Infrapatellar Intramedullary Nailing of an Isolated Tibia Fracture.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To study the activity and incidence of knee pain after sustaining an isolated tibia fracture treated with an infrapatellar intramedullary nail at 1 year. DESIGN:Retrospective review of prospective cohort. SETTING:Multicenter Academic and Community hospitals. PATIENTS:Four hundred thirty-seven patients with an isolated tibia fracture completed a 12-month assessment on pain and self-reported activity. INTERVENTION:Infrapatellar intramedullary nail. OUTCOMES:Demographic information, comorbid conditions, injury characteristics, and surgical technique were recorded. Knee pain was defined on a 1-7 scale with 1 being "no pain" and 7 being a "very great deal of pain." Knee pain >4 was considered clinically significant. Patients reported if they were "able," "able with difficulty," or "un

SUBMITTER: Obremskey W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4761290 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature