Comparing outcomes for retrograde intramedullary nailing vs. antegrade intramedullary nailing for Femoral fractures - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

SICOT J · 2026 · PMC13200819 · PMID 42184353

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.10so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Retrograde nailing showed a higher overall union rate, although this did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.10).

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