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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2024; 15(6): 560-569
Published online Jun 18, 2024. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v15.i6.560
Three predictive scores compared in a retrospective multicenter study of nonunion tibial shaft fracture
Davide Quarta, Marco Grassi, Giuliano Lattanzi, Antonio Pompilio Gigante, Alessio D'Anca, Domenico Potena
Davide Quarta, Marco Grassi, Giuliano Lattanzi, Antonio Pompilio Gigante, Clinical Orthopedics, Department of Clinical and Molecular Science, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona 60126, Italy
Alessio D'Anca, Domenico Potena, Department of Information and Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona 60121, Italy
Author contributions: Gigante AP and Quarta D designed the study; Quarta D, Lattanzi G, and Grassi M collected the patients’ clinical data; Quarta D and Grassi M analyzed the data; Quarta D wrote the paper; Potena D and D’Anca A contributed to the statistical analysis; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics committee of Università Politecnica delle Marche.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Davide Quarta, MD, Doctor, Clinical Orthopedics, Department of Clinical and Molecular Science, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, Ancona 60126, Italy. davide.quarta18@libero.it
Received: December 3, 2023
Revised: March 1, 2024
Accepted: April 25, 2024
Published online: June 18, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Nonunion continues to be one of the most harmful complications after fracture treatment. Preventative strategies and early identification of its development are needed to successfully manage nonunion fractures. In this study, we compared the most prevalent predictive models of nonunion fractures to determine the accuracy and risk factors.