title: Intramedullary osteosynthesis. 4. Küntscher nailing in the ulna.
abstract: Intramedullary osteosynthesis with Küntscher nailing is an appropriate and extremely effective operation in the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the ulna. Like the other long bones of the limbs (femur, humerus, tibia), in the ulna, as well, the advantages of the method, particularly when performed in closed surgery, are undeniable, so much so that this bone has a shape which is particularly favourable to nailing. The authors present and discuss their personal series of cases reporting results which are excellent. Thus, once again, the great reliability of this simple means of synthesis, in use for more than 20 years, is emphasised, and the subject is completed with a series of previous technical suggestions on how to obtain the best results.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Milano.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zanasi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Franceschini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rotolo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galmarini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zanasi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001858:Bone Nails; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*