Surgical management of lower limb fractures in patients with spinal cord injury less associated with complications than non-operative management: A retrospective series of cases.

Objectives: To evaluate the difference in terms of overall complications between surgical and non-surgical management of lower limb fractures in patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: A 13-year retrospective study including patients with chronic spinal cord lesion admitted for sublesional lower limb fractures.

Setting: University hospital SCI reference departments (Rehabilitation department and orthopedic department).