BACKGROUND Intertrochanteric fractures are surgically treated by using different methods and implants. The optional type of surgical stabilization is still under debate. However, between devices with the same philosophy, different design characteristics may substantially influence fracture healing. This is a prospective study comparing the complication and final functional outcome of two intram...

This retrospective study reviews our results with intramedullary nail fixation of 37 fractures of the femur in 35 skeletally immature patients. Five of these fractures were open. Twenty-two patients (average age 12 + 9 years) were treated with reamed intramedullary nails. Fifteen patients (average age 9 + 6 years) were treated with nonreamed nails. All fractures united in 6-12 weeks. There were...

Currently, intramedullary devices are widely used for the treatment of trochanteric femoral fractures. A new device designed by AO/ASIF, the PFNA (proximal femoral nail antirotation), represents a unique intramedullary nail system for improved management, particularly in the elderly. The aim of the present study was to analyze the results of treatment with PFNA in 50 patients with trochanteric ...

Leg length discrepancies can occur despite successful union of femur fractures after intramedullary nailing (IMN). Often, the leg length discrepancy can result in significant disability to the patient, altered gait biomechanics, pelvic obliquity, and pain. Therefore, a successful clinical result for such deformities after IMN involves addressing the leg length inequality. Femoral reconstruction...

Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the source is credited. DOI 10.3109/17453674.2011.584207 Intramedullary compression nails have recently been developed for knee arthrodesis. These implants have given fusion in 90–100% of cas...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to document results of a less invasive technique of open wedge proximal tibial osteotomy (PTO) for the varus knee in young adults using an intramedullary tibial nail. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively studied 24 knees in 16 young patients with varus knee deformity. The mean follow-up was 54 months (range, 36 to 107 months) and the mean age of patient...

UNLABELLED Whether Gamma 3 fixation system is suitable for all intertrochanteric fractures is inconclusive. This paper analyzed the surgical complications of Gamma 3 intramedullary nail in the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. METHODS A total of 186 cases were enrolled in the study including 115 males and 71 females. The surgical operations were performed in all cases and Gamma 3 intr...

Background: C ompression plates and intramedullary nails are the devices for humeral shaft fracture stabilization. “The nailing has been associated with post operative shoulder pain and stiffness due to impingement from prominent implants. Plate fixationreduced the risk of shoulder problems and may also reduce the risk of reoperation and shoulder impingement.” Objective:To “compare the outcomes...

of diaphyseal long bone fractures. Interlocking nails have transverse cannulations that accommodate transcortical screws, allowing surgeons to firmly fix the rod within the medullary canal, thereby effectively neutralizing bending, rotational, and axial forces that act on fractures. Interlocking nails have become increasingly To counter axial and rotational forces, intramedullary nails were dev...

There are several important technical points that need to be observed when using an intramedullary nail to fix diametaphyseal fractures of femur and tibia. We aimed to describe a technique using 3.0-mm K wires, which act like Poller screws, in conjunction with intramedullary nails to obtain alignment of diametaphyseal fractures of the femur and tibia, and present our results. 7 distal femoral, ...