The supracondylar femoral nail in tibia.
We have found the intramedullary supracondylar femoral nail to be useful in special situations involving the tibia: proximal tibial fractures and nonunions, intercalary resections for tumors in the proximal or distal tibial diaphysis, and tibio-talo-calcaneal arthrodeses. We report on ten such cases.
D001858:Bone Nails; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome