title: A simple jig to ease the insertion of distal screws in intramedullary locking nails.
abstract: Distal locking of closed intramedullary nails can be time consuming and expose the surgeon to unnecessary increased ionization radiation. A simple jig is described which facilitates the insertion of the second distal locking screw, using the first drill hole as a pilot. This tool reduces the operating and the ionizing radiation exposure time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashemi-Nejad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garlick
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Goddard
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D001863:Bone Screws; D004867:Equipment Design; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans