title: Interlocked intramedullary nailing for treatment of open femoral shaft fractures.
abstract: Twenty-eight patients with open femoral shaft fractures treated by reamed intramedullary nailing were reviewed retrospectively. Nine patients had Gustilo Grade I injuries; 14, Grade II; and five, Grade IIIA. Twenty cases had static locking, two cases had dynamic locking, and six cases were not locked. Average time to union was 20 weeks. The infection and nonunion rates were 0%. The data suggest that interlocked reamed intramedullary nailing is a safe treatment option for treating open femoral shaft fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, La Fe University Hospital, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baixauli
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Baixauli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Alepuz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baixauli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome