This paper describes a method of closed intramedullary nailing of the tibia, which has now
been used in 30 cases, and is simple, quick, and efficient. It requires one additional fitting to …

Closed intramedullary nailing is becoming a safer and more popular operative method. To
this end. an original extension-apparatus has been developed, and the shape of the …

Method. The only equipment required is a standard operating table with detachable leg
piece, a Watson-Jones frame, and a lithotomy stirrup. The patient is initially positioned …

1. Fifty tibial fractures treated by intramedullary nailing during seven years have been
presented. There were twenty-eight closed and twenty-two open fractures. 2. The use of the …

For a long time intramedullary nailing has been used in the treatment of shaft fractures. In
1950, Kuntscher (1962) introduced reaming of the medullary cavity prior to insertion of the …

Intramedullary nailing of fractures of the tibial shaft, usually by employment of a rigid nail,
has been shown to be an effective procedure, particularly in simple transverse and oblique …

Intramedullary nailing was performed on 520 femoral fractures in 500 patients. The series
included eighty-six open fractures and 261 comminuted fractures. Closed intramedullary …

Closed Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Fractures. A Report of Five Hundred and Twenty
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Medullary nailing of the tibia without exposing the fracture site is a technically possible
procedure. In order to test if it is a superior method to open nailing, a retrospective study of …

Küntscher's method of closed intramedullary nailing of fractures of the shaft of the femur was
used in forty-two fractures. All united and complications were minimum. The advantages and …