Intramedullary nailing for fibrous dysplasia of lower limbs

Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an osseous growth dis-order, producing immature bone and characte-rized by the replacement of normal bone with fibro-osseous connective tissue. It is a bone dys-plasia that has the potential to cause significant cosmetic and functional disturbances, particularly in the craniofacial skeleton. Cra-niofacial fibrous dysplasia is one of the three types of polyostotic fibro...

The history of intramedullary nailing.

Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia of Zygomaticomaxillary Complex

Fibrous dysplasia is a benign bone disease first described by Lichtenstein in 1938. It is characterized by progressive replacement of normal bone with fibro-osseous connective tissue. When the disease involves craniofacial skeleton, it results in significant disfigurement and other functional problems. This paper reports a case of large craniofacial fibrous dysplasia involving zygomaticomaxilla...

Intramedullary nailing for pathological femoral fractures.

PURPOSE To evaluate whether the operating time correlates with the survival and outcome in patients who underwent intramedullary nailing for metastatic femoral fractures. METHODS Records of 10 men and 11 women aged 43 to 86 (mean, 66) years who underwent intramedullary nailing (4 bilaterally) for metastatic femoral fractures between 1999 and 2003 were reviewed. The patients were followed up f...

Pre-operative planning for intramedullary nailing.

THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY there is more extensive damage to the acetabulum or to the head of the femur. Discussion. The technique we use applies a corrective force directly to the femoral head enabling reduction to be controlled and achieved with minimal trauma. The position of flexion and adduction relaxes the iliofemoral ligament and allows the femoral head to pass the obstruction...