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CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON DIFFERENT ENTRY POINTS FOR ANTEROGRADE FEMORAL INTRAMEDULLARY OSTEOSYNTHESIS
Michel Kanas1, Andre Wajnsztejn2, Danilo Roucourt1
1Resident Physician in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Unifesp/EPM, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
To analyze the degree of knowledge among professionals who treat fractures using the recommended technique, with regard to correlating the nail with the entry point that is considered appropriate.
Methods:
A questionnaire that presented five types of nail and simulated a transverse diaphyseal fracture of the femur was developed.
Results:
Responses regarding the entry points corresponding to choosing the type of nail were obtained from 370 orthopedists who were participating in the 41(st) Brazilian Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology. It was observed that only 20% correctly identified the entry point and that there was no difference between the professionals within the specialty of Traumatology and the others.
Conclusion:
It was concluded that the majority of the physicians attending the congress were unaware of the entry points.
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