No article notes available at this time.
• Gives trainees actual procedural data (time, blood loss) rather than assumption when weighing reamed versus unreamed nailing — relevant when operative efficiency matters, such as in the multiply injured patient. • Demonstrates that the theoretical safety advantage of unreamed nailing (avoiding reaming-related embolic/thermal effects) did not translate into fewer perioperative complications in this series — if anything, the trend ran the other way. • Highlights a practical technical pitfall — canal/nail diameter mismatch requiring conversion to reaming — that residents should anticipate when planning unreamed fixation.
No article notes available at this time.
• Gives trainees actual procedural data (time, blood loss) rather than assumption when weighing reamed versus unreamed nailing — relevant when operative efficiency matters, such as in the multiply injured patient. • Demonstrates that the theoretical safety advantage of unreamed nailing (avoiding reaming-related embolic/thermal effects) did not translate into fewer perioperative complications in this series — if anything, the trend ran the other way. • Highlights a practical technical pitfall — canal/nail diameter mismatch requiring conversion to reaming — that residents should anticipate when planning unreamed fixation.