title: Application of monorail fixator for femoral gap nonunion.
abstract: Difficult femoral nonunion takes account of infective nonunion and aseptic gap nonunion. Limb length discrepancy and nonunion need to be tackled simultaneously. Conventionally Ilizarov ring fixator is in vogue but it has some limitations. To overcome these, monorail fixator is an effective alternative. Persistent good results can be obtained if we can get a perfect anatomical alignment and good regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Orthopedics, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Hemendra-Kumar
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaiman
authors.forename: Vipin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Khatkar
authors.forename: Vinod-Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D016267:External Fixators; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique