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...

PURPOSE Rigid interlocking nailing for femoral shaft fracture is ideal for use in adolescents in terms of stability of the fracture and convenience for the patient. However, numerous authors have reported that rigid interlocking nailing has some limitations in this age group due to the risk of complications. We evaluated the results of intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fractures with an ...

The results of 39 humeral shaft fractures (37 patients) treated with antegrade locked nailing using a Russell-Taylor nail were reviewed. There were 30 acute fractures, 6 fractures malaligned in a hanging cast or brace, and 3 pathological fractures. Patient age ranged from 26 to 80 years (average, 59.7 years) and average follow-up was 25.7 months (range, 6-48 months). Fracture union was achieved...

Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) is a new minimally invasive technique for the treatment of pediatric fractures. It approximates the physiological healing process of bone, without opening the fracture site. Also, the operative stress is minimal because of the minimally invasive nature of the procedure, and the volume of implants is small, offering a very good stability without plast...

A floor rock roadway under an oblique straddle working face is a typical dynamic pressure roadway. Under the complex disturbance of excavation engineering works, often undergoes stress concentration and severe deformation damage. To solve problem surrounding stability control for this type, study considered East Forth main transport in strata 1762(3) Pansan coal mine. In situ ground monitoring ...

abstract   background: the tibial diaphyseal fractures are the most common type of long bone fractures encountered by most orthopedic surgeons. in accordance with descriptive indices of tibia fractures on the basis of their location in the bone, distal tibia fractures have the second incidence of all tibia fractures after the middle tibia fractures. the purpose of the study was to assess the co...

PURPOSE. To review records of 11 patients who underwent retrograde nailing in conjunction with blocking screws to aid fracture reduction for distal femoral shaft fractures. METHODS. Records of 8 men and 3 women aged 27 to 60 (mean, 41) years who underwent retrograde nailing with the use of blocking screws for distal femoral shaft fractures were reviewed. Two of the fractures were open and grade...