Controversies in the intramedullary nailing of proximal and distal tibia fractures

N Tejwani, D Polonet, PR Wolinsky - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
… presents theoretic disadvantages or risks specific to the nature of the procedure. These
concerns … This can easily be done when nailing open fractures, where the open wound allows …

A prospective, randomized study of intramedullary nails inserted with and without reaming for the treatment of open and closed fractures of the tibial shaft

CG Finkemeier, AH Schmidt, RF Kyle… - … of orthopaedic trauma, 2000 - journals.lww.com
… failure, and the need for secondary procedures to obtain union, we … nail insertion in open
and closed tibia shaft fractures. … for all closed fractures and for Grade I to IIIA open fractures. …

Nonreamed locking intramedullary nailing for open fractures of the tibia

T Bonatus, SA Olson, S Lee… - … and Related Research®, 1997 - journals.lww.com
tibial nails for the management of open tibial fractures have … use of intramedullary nails in
high grade open tibial fractures (… locking Ti intramedullary nails for open tibial fractures at the …

Intramedullary nailing in open tibia fractures: a comparison of two techniques

BH Ziran, M Darowish, BA Klatt, JF Agudelo… - International …, 2004 - Springer
treatment with intramedullary nailing. Every open fracture received early antibiotic treatment
approximately 25% are open, the economic impact of such additional procedures in a large …

Interlocking intramedullary nailing with and without reaming for the treatment of closed fractures of the tibial shaft. A prospective, randomized study

PA Blachut, PJ O'brien, RN Meek, HM Broekhuyse - JBJS, 1997 - journals.lww.com
… The nail fractured after one procedure with reaming. A screw fractured after two procedures
with … osteotomy because of a severe open fracture of the contralateral tibia with bone loss. …

The management of complex fractures of the proximal tibia with minimal intra-articular impaction in fragility patients using intramedullary nailing and compression bolts

C Garnavos, NG Lasanianos - Injury, 2011 - Elsevier
… In the event of an open fracture, intramedullary nailing should facilitate the soft-tissue care …
As our purpose was to explore the usefulness of the described procedure in complex fractures

Treatment of distal tibia metaphyseal fractures; plating versus intramedullary nailing: a systematic review of recent evidence

HJ Iqbal, P Pidikiti - Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2013 - Elsevier
… , fracture fixation devices, percentage of open fractures, … regards to proportion of open
fractures, motor vehicle accidents … and secondary procedures were more common after nailing as …

Flexible intramedullary nailing of tibial-shaft fractures

AM PANKOVICH, IE TARABISHY… - … and Related Research®, 1981 - journals.lww.com
… as a closed procedure, good fixation and alignment of the fracture frag… Recently, flexible
intramedullary nails have been used … Grade 1 and some Grade 2 open fractures were nailed im

Complications of reamed intramedullary nailing of the tibia

KJ Koval, MF Clapper, RJ Brumback… - … of orthopaedic trauma, 1991 - journals.lww.com
… of intramedullary nailing to successfully treat complex tibial … severity of the complications
accompanying this procedure. … were open fractures: 11 grade I and 1 grade II open fractures

Reamed intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal tibial fractures: comparison of compression and non-compression nailing

F Högel, C Gerber, V Bühren, P Augat - European Journal of Trauma and …, 2013 - Springer
open fractures (9 ± 3 weeks [C]; 16 ± 4 [D]) and closed … significant adverse effects on the
healing process, while we were not … on the healing process after compression nailing, the torque …