Incidence of nonunion after open tibia fractures in Malawi : associated factors and Radiographic Union Score for Tibial fractures reliability.

Schade, Alexander Thomas; Dimock, Richard; Mendes da Costa, Thomas; Nohakhelha, Nyamulani; Mwafulirwa, Kaweme; Mkochi, Vincent; Mpanga, Chiku; Ngoie, Leonard Banza; Sabawo, Maureen; Metcalfe, Andrew John; Harrison, William James; MacPherson, Peter

doi:10.1302/2633-1462.77.BJO-2026-0083.R1

Incidence of nonunion after open tibia fractures in Malawi : associated factors and Radiographic Union Score for Tibial fractures reliability.

2026-07-20, Bone & Joint Open (10.1302/2633-1462.77.BJO-2026-0083.R1) (online)
Alexander Thomas Schade, Richard Dimock, Thomas Mendes da Costa, Nyamulani Nohakhelha, Kaweme Mwafulirwa, Vincent Mkochi, Chiku Mpanga, Leonard Banza Ngoie, Maureen Sabawo, Andrew John Metcalfe, William James Harrison, and Peter MacPherson (?)

Open tibia fractures are a common and severe injury in low-income countries (LICs), and worsened by fracture-related infection (FRI). The Radiographic Union Score for Tibial fractures (RUST) is widely used to assess fracture healing, but its reliability and factors associated with nonunion in LICs remain unclear.

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Incidence of nonunion after open tibia fractures in Malawi : associated factors and Radiographic Union Score for Tibial fractures reliability.