Anterior Knee Pain After Intramedullary Nailing of Fractures of the Tibial Shaft: An Eight-Year Follow-Up of a Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing Two Different Nail-Insertion Techniques

Abstract

Compared with a transpatellar tendon approach, a paratendinous approach for nail insertion does not reduce the prevalence of chronic anterior knee pain or functional impairment after intramedullary nailing of a tibial shaft fracture. In long term, anterior knee pain seems to disappear from many patients.