Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (Oct 2011)

Estudo transversal sobre os diferentes pontos de entrada na osteossíntese intramedular femoral anterógrada Cross-sectional study on different entry points for anterograde femoral intramedullary osteosynthesis

  • Michel Kanas,
  • Andre Wajnsztejn,
  • Danilo Roucourt,
  • Eduardo Fiorentino,
  • Hélio Jorge Alvachian Fernandes,
  • Fernando Baldy dos Reis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-36162011000500006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 46, no. 5
pp. 514 – 519

Abstract

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OBJETIVO: Analisar o grau de conhecimento dos profissionais que tratam essas fraturas com a técnica preconizada relacionando a haste ao ponto de entrada considerado apropriado. MÉTODOS: Foi desenvolvido um questionário no qual constavam cinco tipos de hastes e simulada uma fratura diafisária do fêmur transversa. RESULTADOS: Os pontos de entrada correspondentes à escolha do tipo de haste foram respondidos por 370 médicos ortopedistas que participaram do 41º Congresso Brasileiro de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Constatou-se que somente 20% acertaram o ponto de entrada e que não houve diferença entre os profissionais que faziam a especialidade Traumatologia e os demais. CONCLUSÃO: Concluiu-se que a maioria dos médicos que frequentaram o congresso desconhece tal fato.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 41st 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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