title: Treatment of comminuted subtrochanteric femoral fractures in a young population with a reconstruction nail.
abstract: The authors report their experience using the Russell-Taylor reconstruction intramedullary interlocking nail in five comminuted subtrochanteric fractures in young paratroopers. The retrospective case series presented demonstrates the usefulness of this device for a challenging problem. Follow-up averaged 22 months and clinical results were good in that all soldiers could return to parachuting. The authors discuss surgical techniques and review the literature. The authors recommend consideration of the reconstruction nail use for this clinical problem.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Service, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Erpelding
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Whitman
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kragh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001858:Bone Nails; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012189:Retrospective Studies