title: Locked nailing for nonunion of the tibia.
abstract: We treated 24 patients with nonunion of tibial shaft fractures by locked intramedullary nailing, 18 by open and six by closed techniques. Union was achieved in 22 patients, failing only in two patients with active infection. Locked nailing prevented recurrence of deformity and allowed the patients to mobilise without external support. Supplementary bone grafting was essential only for major defects.
authors.affiliation: Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Unit, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, England.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rosson
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Simonis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014945:Wound Healing