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Femoral shaft fractures rise risk of ED in young men
It's well-known in medical world that pudental nerves play an essential role in erections.
According to a recent report (April 2005) by French research team from CHU-Toulouse Rangueil,
about 40% of sexually active men who undergo intramedullary nailing for a femoral shaft fracture
report erectile dysfunction (ED).
During the investigation, the research team compared the sexual outcomes of 168 young patients who
underwent intramedullary nailing of a femoral or tibial shaft fracture (control). Well, about 41% of
patients in the femoral fracture group reported ED compared with 12.5% of patients in the
tibial fracture group (p < 0.01). To mention that only 101 patients returned questionaires.
Further investigation showed that patients without ED problems, received a higher intraoperative
dose of curare, on average, than those with dysfunction (p = 0.02), supporting the idea that
optimal muscle relaxation during surgery reduces the risk of postoperative ED.
The senior author Dr. Bernard Malavaud concludes that the research findings indicate that ED
is common after femoral nailing, but that the risk can be reduced by achieving adequate muscle
relaxation during the procedure.
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