Placing femoral intramedullary nails in severely bowed femurs.
The authors describe a novel technique of anterograde femoral intramedullary nail fixation for hip fracture using the starting guide pin as a blocking screw. This cost-effective technique uses fluoroscopic radiography to ensure the guidewire is within the posterior aspect of the femur on a lateral view, thereby minimizing the risk of anterior cortical femoral fractures.
Nirav H
NH
Amin
Rajit
R
Chakravarty
Andre
A
Jakoi
Douglas L
DL
Cerynik
Nader
N
Toossi
Susan P
SP
Harding
D001858:Bone Nails; D004867:Equipment Design; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D057918:Fiducial Markers; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome