Impacted Steel Sleeves for a minimally invasive approach in intramedullary nailing

F Wolf; S Bösl; N Degen; J Fürmetz; P H Thaller

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2019.07.033

Impacted Steel Sleeves for a minimally invasive approach in intramedullary nailing

Injury. 2019 Aug:50 Suppl 3:4-10. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.07.033. Epub 2019 Aug 1.

Authors

F Wolf¹, S Bösl², N Degen², J Fürmetz², P H Thaller²

Affiliations

¹ 3D-Surgery, Department of General- Trauma- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Munich, Germany. Electronic address: Florian.Wolf@med.lmu.de.
² 3D-Surgery, Department of General- Trauma- and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Munich, Germany.

PMID: 31445829
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.07.033

Abstract

A custom-made instrument set of Steel Sleeves was developed to assist the insertion of reamers and intramedullary devices for fixation of long bone fractures or lengthening procedures with intramedullary nails. By use of the Steel Sleeves, migration of the entry point is prevented and protection of the bone and soft tissue at the entry point is guaranteed. In addition, the principle of a closed working channel for trans-articular approaches can be provided. In this article, a description of properties and clinical application of custom-made steel sleeve instrument set is provided.

Keywords: Bone infection; Deformity correction; Entry point; Femur; Intramedullary nailing; Limb lengthening; Retrograde nailing; Steel Sleeves; Tibia.

MeSH terms

Bone Nails
Femoral Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Femoral Fractures / pathology
Femoral Fractures / surgery*
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary* / instrumentation
Fracture Healing / physiology*
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures*
Orthopedic Fixation Devices*
Radiography
Steel*
Tibial Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Tibial Fractures / pathology
Tibial Fractures / surgery*

Substances

Steel