EVALUATION OF CHILDREN WITH RADIAL NECK FRACTURES TREATED WITH FLEXIBLE INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL

Evaluation of Children with Radial Neck Fractures Treated with Flexible Intramedullary Nail

OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the results of displaced radial neck fractures in children trated surgically with flexible titanium intramedullary nails. METHOD : This is a retrospective study of five cases of radial neck fractures with displacement greater than 30° fixed with flexible intramedullary nails. Patients were evaluated regarding functional outcome through range of motion and the Mayo Elbo...

Internal Fixation of Radial Head Fractures with an Intramedullary Nail

Comminuted fractures of the radial head still present signi ̄cant technical and surgical challenges. In this article, we describe a novel ̄xation of comminuted radial head fractures with the help of an intramedullary nail. Experiments with solid, conventionally machined intramedullary nails showed some major drawbacks in the ̄xation of radial head fractures. Several design and manufacturing proc...

Distal third tibia fractures treated with interlocking intramedullary nail

The management of extraarticular fracture of the distal tibia remains controversial. Surgeons are not very keen on using intramedullary interlocking nail for these fractures because of diffi cult nail fi xation, wider medullary canal in the distal tibia and late angulation .The advent of newer nails with locking holes in the distal parts has made nailing possible even in cases of distal tibia f...

Management of Diaphyseal Fractures of Long Bones in Children with Intramedullary Flexible Nail Nailing

Background: Ideally, fixation of paediatric diaphyseal fractures should produce an “internal splint” that shares loads, maintains reduction until hard callus formation, and does not endanger the growth areas or blood supply. Results from several studies have shown that FIN / TENS fixation meets these requirements because it allows rapid mobilization, potentially no risk for osteonecrosis, low r...

complex fractures of the tibia and femur treated with static interlocking intramedullary nail