Standard or Fin SIGN® nail? which option is better for the treatment of femoral fractures in low and middle-income countries?
Juan Carlos Perdomo-LizarragaDennys J Andrade-ArellanoMarco NecchiMarcello ZavattaMarcella Farrelle Dorothea Ryan-CokerRichmond Dixon-ColeErnesto Muñoz-MahamudAndrés CombaliaPublished in: International orthopaedics (2024)
Both options seem equally effective in treating midshaft and distal femoral shaft fractures. The SFN® reduces the surgical time, due to this fact, in polytraumatized patients, patients with bilateral femur fracture or patients with ipsilateral tibia fracture, it can be considered as the best option to be used. There was no statistical difference in the complications presented by the two groups.