title: Tibial unreamed intramedullary nailing using schanz screws in displaced diaphyseal segmental fractures.
abstract: Reduction and manipulation using percutaneously fixated Schanz screws and unreamed intramedullary nailing facilitates fracture reduction, promotes early weight bearing, and decreases complications such as nonunion, malalignment, in failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejon, 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; D001863:Bone Screws; D018483:Diaphyses / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*