Biomaterial Database

A simplified technique for Zickel nail insertion. 1986

J O Mullen, and M Tranovich

The Zickel nail can be inserted without difficulty as follows. The fracture table is set for the supine position and double-leg traction. Adduction of the fractured leg and traction on the opposite abducted leg clear the femur from the iliac wing. With use of the image intensifier for blind insertion of an intramedullary rod, the Zickel nail can be inserted without fracture site exposure. This technique reduces operative time from several hours to 48 minutes +/- 25 minutes and blood loss from several units to 325 cc +/- 150 cc.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011187	Posture	The position or physical attitude of the body.	Postures
D001858	Bone Nails	Rods of bone, metal, or other material used for fixation of the fragments or ends of fractured bones.	Bone Pins,Bone Nail,Bone Pin,Nail, Bone,Nails, Bone,Pin, Bone,Pins, Bone
D005264	Femoral Fractures	Fractures of the femur.	Femoral Fracture,Fracture, Femoral,Fractures, Femoral
D005269	Femur	The longest and largest bone of the skeleton, it is situated between the hip and the knee.	Trochanter,Greater Trochanter,Lesser Trochanter,Femurs,Greater Trochanters,Lesser Trochanters,Trochanter, Greater,Trochanter, Lesser,Trochanters,Trochanters, Greater,Trochanters, Lesser
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
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014143	Traction	The pull on a limb or a part thereof. Skin traction (indirect traction) is applied by using a bandage to pull on the skin and fascia where light traction is required. Skeletal traction (direct traction), however, uses pins or wires inserted through bone and is attached to weights, pulleys, and ropes. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed)	Tractions