Research Article

The relationship between anterior knee pain occurring after tibial intramedullary nailing and the localization of the nail in the proximal tibia

Volume: 43 Number: 5 October 31, 2009
  • Onat Uzumcugil
  • Ahmet Dogan
  • Merter Yalcinkaya
  • Yavuz Kabukcuoglu
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The relationship between anterior knee pain occurring after tibial intramedullary nailing and the localization of the nail in the proximal tibia

Abstract

Objectives: We investigated the relationship between the development of postoperative anterior knee pain and the location of the nail in the proximal tibia in patients treated with locked intramedullary nailing for tibial diaphyseal fractures.
Methods: Thirty patients were selected among those who underwent locked intramedullary nailing for tibial diaphyseal fractures, with exclusion of all other factors that might be associated with postoperative anterior knee pain. In all the patients, intramedullary nailing was performed using the transtendinous approach and both proximal and distal locking. The patients were evaluated in two groups: 10 patients (3 women, 7 men; mean age 38±14 years) had anterior knee pain, whereas 20 patients (5 women, 15 men; mean age 35±12 years) did not. The distances from the nail to the tibial plateau and anterior tibial cortex were measured on the lateral x-rays after a mean follow-up of 56.6 months and 45.2 months in patients with and without anterior knee pain, respectively.
Results: The two groups were similar with respect to gender and follow-up period (p>0.05). The mean distances from the nail to the tibial plateau and anterior tibial cortex were -11.5±7.9 mm and 3.7±5.4 mm, respectively, in patients with anterior knee pain. The corresponding distances were -8.8±7.3 mm and 6.5±4.7 mm in patients without knee pain. Neither of the distances showed a significant difference between the two groups (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the distances from the nail to the tibial plateau and anterior tibial cortex do not have any role in the development of postoperative anterior knee pain.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Onat Uzumcugil This is me

Ahmet Dogan This is me

Merter Yalcinkaya This is me

Yavuz Kabukcuoglu This is me

Publication Date

October 31, 2009

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2009 Volume: 43 Number: 5

APA
Uzumcugil, O., Dogan, A., Yalcinkaya, M., & Kabukcuoglu, Y. (2009). The relationship between anterior knee pain occurring after tibial intramedullary nailing and the localization of the nail in the proximal tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 43(5), 386-389. https://izlik.org/JA95LR82YM
AMA
1.Uzumcugil O, Dogan A, Yalcinkaya M, Kabukcuoglu Y. The relationship between anterior knee pain occurring after tibial intramedullary nailing and the localization of the nail in the proximal tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43(5):386-389. https://izlik.org/JA95LR82YM
Chicago
Uzumcugil, Onat, Ahmet Dogan, Merter Yalcinkaya, and Yavuz Kabukcuoglu. 2009. “The Relationship Between Anterior Knee Pain Occurring After Tibial Intramedullary Nailing and the Localization of the Nail in the Proximal Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 (5): 386-89. https://izlik.org/JA95LR82YM.
EndNote
Uzumcugil O, Dogan A, Yalcinkaya M, Kabukcuoglu Y (October 1, 2009) The relationship between anterior knee pain occurring after tibial intramedullary nailing and the localization of the nail in the proximal tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 5 386–389.
IEEE
[1]O. Uzumcugil, A. Dogan, M. Yalcinkaya, and Y. Kabukcuoglu, “The relationship between anterior knee pain occurring after tibial intramedullary nailing and the localization of the nail in the proximal tibia”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 386–389, Oct. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95LR82YM
ISNAD
Uzumcugil, Onat - Dogan, Ahmet - Yalcinkaya, Merter - Kabukcuoglu, Yavuz. “The Relationship Between Anterior Knee Pain Occurring After Tibial Intramedullary Nailing and the Localization of the Nail in the Proximal Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43/5 (October 1, 2009): 386-389. https://izlik.org/JA95LR82YM.
JAMA
1.Uzumcugil O, Dogan A, Yalcinkaya M, Kabukcuoglu Y. The relationship between anterior knee pain occurring after tibial intramedullary nailing and the localization of the nail in the proximal tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43:386–389.
MLA
Uzumcugil, Onat, et al. “The Relationship Between Anterior Knee Pain Occurring After Tibial Intramedullary Nailing and the Localization of the Nail in the Proximal Tibia”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 5, Oct. 2009, pp. 386-9, https://izlik.org/JA95LR82YM.
Vancouver
1.Onat Uzumcugil, Ahmet Dogan, Merter Yalcinkaya, Yavuz Kabukcuoglu. The relationship between anterior knee pain occurring after tibial intramedullary nailing and the localization of the nail in the proximal tibia. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2009 Oct. 1;43(5):386-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95LR82YM