Image intensifier as an aid to insertion of the Zickel nail apparatus for proximal femoral fractures.
Technical problems have been encountered when using the usual method of implanting the Zickel nail. We have attempted to overcome them by placing the patient on an orthopaedic table and screening the femur using an image intensifier. The results, and the particular ways in which this technique has helped, are described.
D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement