Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures Patients: Impact of Nursing Rehabilitation Protocol on Complications and Lower Extremity Function
Hassan Ahmed, G., Abd El-Fatah Ismael, M., Youssef Sayed, S., Abd Allah Abozeid, H., Melek Labieb, M. (2023). Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures Patients: Impact of Nursing Rehabilitation Protocol on Complications and Lower Extremity Function. EKB Journal Management System, 14(4), 1110-1123. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.338987
Ghada Hassan Ahmed; Mervat Abd El-Fatah Ismael; Samia Youssef Sayed; Hanan Abd Allah Abozeid; Martha Melek Labieb. "Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures Patients: Impact of Nursing Rehabilitation Protocol on Complications and Lower Extremity Function". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 4, 2023, 1110-1123. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.338987
Hassan Ahmed, G., Abd El-Fatah Ismael, M., Youssef Sayed, S., Abd Allah Abozeid, H., Melek Labieb, M. (2023). 'Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures Patients: Impact of Nursing Rehabilitation Protocol on Complications and Lower Extremity Function', EKB Journal Management System, 14(4), pp. 1110-1123. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.338987
Hassan Ahmed, G., Abd El-Fatah Ismael, M., Youssef Sayed, S., Abd Allah Abozeid, H., Melek Labieb, M. Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures Patients: Impact of Nursing Rehabilitation Protocol on Complications and Lower Extremity Function. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 14(4): 1110-1123. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.338987

Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures Patients: Impact of Nursing Rehabilitation Protocol on Complications and Lower Extremity Function

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2023, Pages 1110-1123    PDF (606.44 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2023.338987
Authors
Ghada Hassan Ahmed1; Mervat Abd El-Fatah Ismael2; Samia Youssef Sayed1; Hanan Abd Allah Abozeid3; Martha Melek Labieb4
1Assistant professor, Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
2Lecturer, Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University,Assiut,Egypt.
3Assistant professor, Gerontological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University,Assiut,Egypt.
4Lecturer, Gerontological Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Intramedullary nailing is a common method of treatment for femoral shaft fractures. Aim: To evaluate impact of nursing rehabilitation protocol on complications and lower extremity function of intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures patients. Research design: quasi-experimental research design. Setting: Trauma unit and orthopedic outpatient clinics at Assiut University Hospital. Sample: A convenient sample of one hundred patients aged 18–75 years old and from both sexes with intramedullary nails was divided into two equal groups (50 for each group). Tools: I, "A structured interview-based femoral shaft intramedullary nailing questionnaire," II, "Postoperative complications assessment questionnaire following femoral intramedullary nailing surgery," and III, "Lower Extremity Functional Scale." Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the study and the control group regarding the occurrence of some complications and the total mean score of the lower extremity functional scale during follow up periods after application of the nursing rehabilitation protocol post-intramedullary nailing (p-value = 0.001**, 0.005**, respectively). Conclusion: Nursing rehabilitation protocol has a positive effect on reducing complications and improving lower extremity function after intramedullary nailing. Recommendations: Rehabilitation protocol is recommended to be an integral part of the preoperative nursing teaching for patients undergoing intramedullary nailing surgery, and a booklet should be available at the trauma unit and orthopedic outpatient clinic as a reference.
Keywords
Complications; Intramedullary Nailing; Lower Extremity Function; Rehabilitation
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