title: Segmental tibial shaft fractures treated with interlocking nailing.
abstract: Thirty-eight segmental tibial shaft fractures were treated with closed Grosse-Kempf interlocking nails and retrospectively followed up for > or = 1 year (average 32 months). There was a 97% union rate and a 4.5 +/- 1.6 month union period. Knee as well as ankle range of motion was satisfactory. Significant complications included one aseptic nonunion (3%), which healed after the static locked nail was dynamized. We recommend that whenever possible, closed interlocking nailing should be used to treat closed or mild open (wound size < 1 cm) segmental tibial shaft fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Shih
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome