Femoral interlocking nailing: a review of the experience at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. 1998

C C Wu
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gang Memorial hospital, Taipei.

The invention of the interlocking nail has broadly extended the indications for reamed intramedullary nailing. It has even become the treatment of choice for most complex femoral shaft fractures. At Chang Gang Memorial Hospital, about 180 femoral cases have been treated with this technique each year since December 1986. With this accumulation of experience, both theoretical and clinical advancements are continuously developing and are regularly reported in the literature. In this article, experiences in the past few years with this technique are reviewed and evaluated. The author believes that to be a good trauma orthopedist, through training in femoral interlocking nailing, both theoretically and technically, is absolutely imperative. This device does, however, still have some disadvantages, but further improvements are anticipated with the advance of modern science.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005264 Femoral Fractures Fractures of the femur. Femoral Fracture,Fracture, Femoral,Fractures, Femoral
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
D001696 Biomechanical Phenomena The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces. Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D017102 Fracture Healing The physiological restoration of bone tissue and function after a fracture. It includes BONY CALLUS formation and normal replacement of bone tissue. Fracture Healings,Healing, Fracture,Healings, Fracture

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