Early intramedullary nailing of lower extremity fracture and respiratory function in polytraumatized patients with a chest injury: a retrospective study of 61 patients

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
Lauri HandolinIlkka Tulikoura

Abstract

The optimal treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the lower extremities in patients who also have serious chest injuries is not known. We retrospectively evaluated the effect of an early intramedullary nailing (IMN) of femur or tibia fractures on respiratory function in 61 consecutive polytraumatized patients with unilateral or bilateral pulmonary contusion (thoracic AIS=3) admitted to our trauma intensive care unit between January 2000 and June 2001. 27 patients had a diaphyseal fracture of at least one long bone of the lower extremity, which was treated with IMN within 24 hours of admission. We found no difference between patients with or without a lower extremity fracture regarding the length of ventilator treatment, oxygenation ratio (PaO2/FiO2) or in the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia, multi-organ failure or mortality. In this retrospective study, IMN of a long bone fracture in a patient with multiple injuries and with a coexisting pulmonary contusion did not impair pulmonary function or outcome.

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