Intramedullary nailing in a tibial shaft fracture with distal articular extension.
Newer-generation intramedullary nails that allow placement of distal locking screws near the end of the nail have helped extend the indications for nailing in different types of tibial fractures.
Sharan
Alok D
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Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Jeshuran
Winston
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Mulligan
Michael
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McGuire
Kevin
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Uhl
Richard
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D000328:Adult; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*