title: Küntscher bone nailing -- forecast and actuality.
abstract: The first description in the English language of Küntscher nailing by the originator himself in 1948 is reviewed. His predictions regarding its possibilities in bone and joint surgery are compared with their fulfillment in later years.
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001858:Bone Nails; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology; D005387:Finland; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D005860:Germany, West; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology