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Hunan Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao · Aug 2001
[Reamed interlocking intramedullary nail in the treatment of tibial and fibular fractures].
- D H Zhang, H F Yang, and R S Zhan.
- Department of Orthopeadics, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
- Hunan Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2001 Aug 28; 26 (4): 392-4.
AbstractTo analyse retrospectively the results of thirty-eight fractures of the tibial and fibular treated with reamedintramedullary interlocking nail from May 1997 to June 2000. The patients were followed for an average of 14.6(range: 6-32) months. The mean age was 32.8(range: 18-64) years, the sex distribution was 29 males and 9 females. 26 fractures were closed (One case was failure of plate and screws) and 12 were opened: 6 were graded I, 4 were II, 2 IIIa, according to Gustilo's classification. A solid union was achieved in all patients within a period of 6 months. There were no deep infections except one case of superficial infection. Cases of deformity or peroneal nerve injury were no noticed. It is believed that reamed intramedullary interlocking nail allows a stable and safety fixation in open or closed tibial and fibular fractures.
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