title: Inserting the distal screws in a locked femoral nail.
abstract: We describe a simple method of inserting the distal screws in a locked femoral nail. The method requires no aiming device and no assistant. The only equipment needed is a 3 mm Kirschner wire and an air drill.
authors.affiliation: Princess Alice Orthopaedic Hospital, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Knudsen
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Grobler
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Close
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography