title: Percutaneous skeletal joysticks for closed reduction of femoral shaft fractures during intramedullary nailing.
abstract: Closed locked intramedullary nailing remains the most common method for treating femoral shaft fractures. At times a closed reduction of these fractures can be difficult. A percutaneous skeletal joystick represents a simple method that can aid in the reduction maneuver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, 3065 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-5807, U.S.A.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Georgiadis
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Burgar
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments