Journal article
Locking plates for extremity fractures
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Vol.17(7), pp.465-472
07/2009
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200907000-00007
PMID: 19571302
Abstract
Thirty-three peer-reviewed studies met the inclusion criteria for the Overview. Criteria were framed by three key questions regarding indications for the use of locking plates, their effectiveness in comparison with traditional nonlocking plates, and their cost-effectiveness. The studies were divided into seven applications: distal radius, proximal humerus, distal femur, periprosthetic femur, tibial plateau (AO/OTA type C), proximal tibia (AO/OTA type A or C), and distal tibia. Patient enrollment criteria were recorded to determine indications for use of locking plates, but the published studies do not consistently report the same enrollment criteria. Regarding effectiveness, there were no statistically significant differences between locking plates and nonlocking plates for patient-oriented outcomes, adverse events, or complications. The literature search did not identify any peer-reviewed studies that address the cost-effectiveness or cost-utility of locking plates.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Locking plates for extremity fractures
- Creators
- Jeffrey Anglen - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USARichard F KyleJohn Lawrence MarshWalter W VirkusWilliam C Watters IIIMichael Warren KeithCharles M TurkelsonJanet L WiesKevin M Boyer
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Vol.17(7), pp.465-472
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.5435/00124635-200907000-00007
- PMID
- 19571302
- ISSN
- 1067-151X
- eISSN
- 1940-5480
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2009
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984040435302771
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