A comparison of closed intramedullary nailing with open intramedullary nailing in femoral shaft fractures of adults

Locked intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures.

One hundred twenty-three femoral shaft fractures were treated with Grosse-Kempf slotted, locked nails and followed for a median 20 (range, 12-60) months. There were eight intraoperative and 11 postoperative complications, among them two superficial and two deep infections. Most of the intraoperative complications and some postoperatively lost reductions could have been prevented by a better ope...

[Intramedullary nailing in femoral shaft fractures].

Closed or open intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures? A comparison with conservatively treated cases.

intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures, first introduced by Hey Groves in 1918 and later popularised by K#{252}ntscher (1940, 1958, 1967), B#{246}hler (1951), Street (1951) and Lottes ( 1953), is in most current textbooks described as a routine surgical operation. It is regarded as the method of choice in transverse and short oblique fractures of the femoral shaft (B#{246}hler 1951 :...

a prospective study of closed and open reamed intramedullary nailing of 136 femoral shaft fractures in adults

background : femoral shaft fractures are major causes of mortality and morbidity and are managed with intramedullary nailing (imn). in this study we compared the results of open and closed nailing in femoral shaft fractures. between 1993 and 2001 we managed 136 femoral shaft fractures by imn (81 closed and 55 open nailings) methods : in 120 patients with mean age of 36.2 years. the mean time of...

Elastic stable intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures in children.

We report the use of elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) in 123 fractures of the femoral shaft in children. Flexible rods are introduced through the distal metaphyseal area, and the aim is to develop bridging callus. Early weight-bearing is possible and is recommended. There was one case of bone infection and no delayed union. Complications were minimal, the most common being minor ski...