Complications and its impact in patients with closed and open tibial shaft fractures requiring open reduction and internal fixation

Aim: To evaluate the rates of infection and nonunion and determine the impact of infections on healthcare resource use and costs following open and closed fractures of the tibial shaft requiring open reduction internal fixation. Methods: Healthcare use and costs were compared between patients with and without infections following pen reduction internal fixation using MarketScan ® databases. Results: For commercial patients, the rates of...