title: [Treatment on femoral fractures with inverse limited marrow cavity rasping intramedullary interlocking nail].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the results of the treatment on femoral fractures with inverse limited marrow cavity rasping intramedullary interlocking nail.
  
  
  METHODS
  From Jun. 1999 to Sep. 2003, 74 patients with femoral fractures were treated by intramedullary interlocking nail (inverse limited marrow cavity rasping). There were 62 males and 12 females. Among them, 5 cases were type 32A1, 7 cases were type 32A2, 12 cases were type 32A3, 35 cases were type 32B2, and 15 cases were type 32C2.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-four patients were followed up for 13 to 29 months (15.4 months in average). The time for fracture union ranged from 3 to 5 months (3.8 months in average). The overall rate of excellence was 98.7% by Wuyuesong grading. There was 1 case of non-union, 1 case of delayed infection, and 2 cases of bent screw.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The treatment on femoral fractures with inverse limited marrow cavity rasping intramedullary interlocking nail is easy to operate and has minimum impairment to local circulation. It also promotes the healing and early function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics Central Hospital of Conghua, Conghua Guangdong, 510900, PR China. lhhmzs@163.net
authors.forename: Hammin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Mingang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jinhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome