Tornetta P 3rd, Tiburzi D. Antegrade or retrograde reamed femoral nailing. A prospective, randomised trial. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2000;82(5):652-4. Question: In patients with a femoral shaft fracture, how effective is retrograde reamed femoral nailing compared with antegrade nailing for surgical outcomes? Design: Randomized, unblinded, controlled trial with 1-year follow-up. Setting: Surgical unit of a medical center in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Patients: 68 patients (mean age, 32 years) who had 69 fractures of the femoral shaft. Patients with fractures that could be nailed with either an antegrade or a retrograde technique were included; those with …