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In a recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), research from Oxford Trauma in conjunction with Warwick Clinical Trials Unit shows that intramedullary nail fixation provides better quality of life for patients in the 12 months following a fracture of the distal tibia and costs less than ‘locking’ plate fixation.
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The treatment of segmental tibial fractures: does patient preference differ from surgeon choice?
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Little Z. et al, (2017), Injury, 48, 2306 - 2310
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UK Fixation of Distal Tibia Fractures (UK FixDT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial of 'locking' plate fixation versus intramedullary nail fixation in the treatment of adult patients with a displaced fracture of the distal tibia.
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Achten J. et al, (2015), Bmj open, 5