title: Anatomical study of the placement of proximal oblique locking screws in intramedullary tibial nailing.
abstract: Intramedullary tibial nailing was performed in ten paired cadavers and the insertion of a medial-to-lateral proximal oblique locking screw was simulated in each specimen. Anatomical dissection was undertaken to determine the relationship of the common peroneal nerve to the cross-screw. The common peroneal nerve was contacted directly in four tibiae and the cross-screw was a mean of 2.6 mm (1.0 to 10.7) away from the nerve in the remaining 16. Iatrogenic injury to the common peroneal nerve by medial-to-lateral proximal oblique locking screws is therefore a significant risk during tibial nailing.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Bryn-jones@northglasgow.scot.nhs.uk
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology