title: Distal hybrid interlocking in the femoral shaft fracture.
abstract: This technique may be beneficial for stabilizing fractures less invasively and may decrease complications, such as nonunion and postoperative infection, by avoiding iatrogenic devascularization of the fracture site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Cheon
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: June-Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Deuk-Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jun-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Young-Mo
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence