title: Interlocking nail: a practical aiming device for distal screw insertion.
abstract: The fixation of segmental, distal third and comminuted femoral and tibial fractures by means of an interlocking nail is widely accepted now. A simple self-built target device allows easy placement of the distal transverse screws.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Orthopedie, Universitair Ziekenhuis, Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reynders
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schonken
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoogmartens
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*