Closed medullary nailing of fractures of the femoral shaft using the AO method

Closed medullary nailing of fractures of the femoral shaft using the AO method

Sixty-one femoral shaft fractures in 59 patients treated with the AO closed method of medullary nailing are presented. The technical advantages of the procedure are highlighted. More than 50 per cent of patients progressed to full weight bearing by the end of the eighth week. Knee flexion was full i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Injury 1983, Vol.14 (4), p.318-323
Hauptverfasser: Murti, G.Srirama, Ring, P.A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bone Nails
Female
Femoral Fractures - physiopathology
Femoral Fractures - surgery
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications
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Zusammenfassung:Sixty-one femoral shaft fractures in 59 patients treated with the AO closed method of medullary nailing are presented. The technical advantages of the procedure are highlighted. More than 50 per cent of patients progressed to full weight bearing by the end of the eighth week. Knee flexion was full in 80 per cent. The only complications that occurred were two wound infections, which resolved, and one case of fat embolism, which was successfully treated.
ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/0020-1383(83)90248-6