title: [Treatment of fractures of extremities with expandable intramedullary nails].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the method and clinical effect of the expandable intramedullary nails on fractures of extremities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nineteen cases of extremities long tubular bone fractures were treated with Fixion expandable intramedullary nails.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nineteen cases were followed up for 4-18 months,all cases healed without any complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The application of expandable intramedullary nails in the treatment of extremity fractures has the advantages of little trauma, simple operation, rigid fixation and high healing rate. It is a good treatment for fractures of extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
authors.forename: Jiang-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Mu-Liang
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Hong-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: De-Ye
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult