Mini-open reduction and intramedullary interlocking nailing of fracture shaft of tibia without an image intensifier. 2008

S K Giri, and B R Adhikari, and G B Gurung, and Dr Rc, and A R Bajracharya, and K Khatri
Department of Orthopaedics, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahabaudha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 2 skgiri@healthnet.org.np

Intramedullary interlocking tibial nailing is usually performed using an image intensifier. But being expensive, it is not available in the most of the hospitals of resource-poor countries of the world. The purpose of this study is to analyze the results of interlocking nailing without the use of an image intensifier. This is the retrospective study of 55 diaphyseal tibial fractures treated with minimally open reduction and internal fixation with interlocked intramedullary nail fixation. The proximal locking of the nail with the screws was made using external jig and for the distal locking direct visualization of the hole was carried out. There were 15 females and 40 males. The average age in years was 32 with a range of 18 to 64 years. The surgical approach was medial parapatellar. The average follow up period was 4 months. This period ranged from 3 months to 14 months. The union time in an average was 4 months. The complication mainly was distal screw loosening leading to valgus deformity and shortening in 1 case. It is, therefore, concluded that interlocking intramedullary nailing can be performed with proximal and distal locking accurately without the use of an image intensifier.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007089 Image Enhancement Improvement of the quality of a picture by various techniques, including computer processing, digital filtering, echocardiographic techniques, light and ultrastructural MICROSCOPY, fluorescence spectrometry and microscopy, scintigraphy, and in vitro image processing at the molecular level. Image Quality Enhancement,Enhancement, Image,Enhancement, Image Quality,Enhancements, Image,Enhancements, Image Quality,Image Enhancements,Image Quality Enhancements,Quality Enhancement, Image,Quality Enhancements, Image
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009390 Nepal Country located in southern Asia, between China and India. The capital is Kathmandu. Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
D005260 Female Females
D005594 Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary The use of nails that are inserted into bone cavities in order to keep fractured bones together. Intramedullary Nailing,Nailing, Intramedullary,Osteosynthesis, Fracture, Intramedullary,Fixation, Intramedullary Fracture,Fixations, Intramedullary Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Intramedullary,Intramedullary Fracture Fixation,Intramedullary Fracture Fixations,Intramedullary Nailings,Nailings, Intramedullary
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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