Reliability of Modified Radiographic Union Score for Tibia Scores in the Evaluation of Femoral Shaft Fractures in a Low-resource Setting.

Mayur UrvaSravya T ChallaBilly T HaongaEdmund EliezerZachary M WorkingAshraf El NagaSaam MorshedDavid W Shearer

Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2022)

These results demonstrate that the mRUST score is a valid method of evaluating the healing of femoral shaft fractures in resource-limited settings, with high interrater reliability, correlation with widely used quality of life measures (EQ-5D and VAS), and expected divergence in the setting of complications requiring revision surgery.

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minimally invasive
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