Percutaneous reduction during intramedullary nailing in comminuted tibial shaft fractures

Kyung-Cheon Kim; June-Kyu Lee; Deuk-Soo Hwang; Jun-Young Yang; Young-Mo Kim; Chang-Hwa Hong

doi:10.3928/01477447-20080601-17

Percutaneous reduction during intramedullary nailing in comminuted tibial shaft fractures

Orthopedics. 2008 Jun;31(6):556-9. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20080601-17.

Authors

Kyung-Cheon Kim¹, June-Kyu Lee, Deuk-Soo Hwang, Jun-Young Yang, Young-Mo Kim, Chang-Hwa Hong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Jung-Gu, Daejeon 301-040, South Korea.

PMID: 18661876
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20080601-17

Abstract

Percutaneous reduction with a reduction clamp during intramedullary nailing without reaming is a simple, easily reproducible, and minimally invasive method.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Bone Nails*
Equipment Design
Follow-Up Studies
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / instrumentation*
Humans
Middle Aged
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Tibial Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Tibial Fractures / surgery*
Treatment Outcome