Suprapatellar intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures in pregnancy. A report of two cases

• Main Authors: Attilio Basile (Author), Laura Palmieri (Author), Riccardo Lanzetti (Author), Pasquale Sessa (Author), Marco Spoliti (Author), Alessio Giai Via (Author), Gennaro Pipino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Treatment of closed tibial shaft fractures in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy is controversial. Since there are few case reports published in literature, there is no consensus on the appropriate management of these fractures. This case report proposes intramedullary nailing throug...