title: [Incidence and causes of malalignment following tibial intramedullary nailing].
abstract: After intramedullary nailing of the tibia a malpositioning is frequently seen. Incidence and cause are discussed controversially. We evaluated 386 postoperative radiographs after intramedullary nailing of the tibia. Type and location of the fracture, site of nail-insertion and postoperative axis-deviation were evaluated. Correlation-tests performed for these parameters proved significant correlation only between malpositioning in recurvation and height of nail-insertion at the tibial tuberosity. Especially proximal fractures of the tibia tended to this misplacement. Other assumed correlations could not be statistically confirmed in this retrospective analysis.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Mainz.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahlers
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: von Issendorff
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Häufigkeit und Ursachen von Fehlstellungen nach Unterschenkelmarknagelungen.