title: Does graded reaming affect the composition of reaming products in intramedullary nailing of long bones?
abstract: Reaming products taken during intramedullary nailing were examined to identify possible differences in their composition depending on the reaming percentage. Reaming products were taken from 39 fresh closed tibial and femoral diaphyseal fractures in patients with an average age of 29 years. According to histology, reaming products mainly consisted of bone trabeculae, viable or nonviable, and bone marrow stroma. A statistically significant reverse correlation exists between viable bone mass percentage and reaming progress. Reaming 1 mm less than the minimum canal diameter provides a higher viable bone mass percentage, which might be an important factor in the bone healing process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Antonis Th
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kouzelis
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kourea
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Megas
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panagiotopoulos
authors.forename: Markos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marangos
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lambiris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery