title: Inserting distal screws into interlocking IM nails.
abstract: The use of interlocking IM nails is commonplace in major trauma centers. Currently, an accurate guide for inserting the distal screws is not available. Most centers use the "free-hand" technique. Every surgeon must be familiar with this method to insert the screws. We describe our protocol for inserting the distal screws into interlocking IM nails.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Elmhurst Hospital, New York.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D001863:Bone Screws; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods