Suprapatellar Tibial Nailing

Gennadiy A Busel; Hassan Mir

doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2019.03.007

Suprapatellar Tibial Nailing

Orthop Clin North Am. 2019 Jul;50(3):289-295. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2019.03.007.

Authors

Gennadiy A Busel¹, Hassan Mir²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, 5 Tampa General Circle, Suite 710, Tampa, FL 33606, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Florida Orthopaedic Institute, 5 Tampa General Circle, Suite 710, Tampa, FL 33606, USA. Electronic address: hmir@floridaortho.com.

PMID: 31084830
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2019.03.007

Abstract

The suprapatellar nailing technique is an important adjunct in the armamentarium of an orthopedic surgeon. Although a variety of new instrumentations are required for insertion of the suprapatellar nail, most companies now carry these instruments. Easier positioning, maintenance of reduction, ease of intraoperative fluoroscopy, more anatomic starting trajectory, decreased malreduction rates, and possible decrease in anterior knee pain are all benefits of suprapatellar nailing, thus making mastery of this technique essential for an orthopedic surgeon.

Keywords: Intramedullary nail; Semiextended; Suprapatellar; Tibia fracture.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bone Nails*
Closed Fracture Reduction / instrumentation
Closed Fracture Reduction / methods
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / adverse effects
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / instrumentation*
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / methods*
Humans
Knee Injuries
Patient Positioning
Postoperative Complications
Radiography
Risk Factors
Tibia / diagnostic imaging
Tibia / surgery*
Tibial Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Tibial Fractures / surgery*