Factors Influencing Nonunion and Fracture Following Biological Intercalary Reconstruction for Lower-Extremity Bone Tumors: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.
Siyi HuangHongfei LiZhili XingTao JiWei GuoPublished in: Orthopaedic surgery (2022)
Reconstruction with intramedullary nail fixation is related to an elevated risk of nonunion. Allografts and males have a higher fracture risk than devitalized autografts and females, respectively. Further high-quality comparative analyses with large sample sizes and adequate follow-up duration are needed to validate these findings.