Intramedullary nailing was introduced by Künt-scher in 1940 for the treatment of closed trans-
verse or slightly oblique factures involving the midshaft of long bones (9). In 1950, 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 …

Thirty-seven tibial shaft fractures in 34 patients were treated with the Grosse-Kempf
interlocking intramedullary nail over a two year period. Thirty-six tibiae were consolidated at …

This report deals with 51 acute tibial fractures treated between 1981 and 1987 with a
interlocking intramedullary nail. All fractures were extraarticular and located in the distal …

The use of intramedullary nails to treat open tibial fractures was popularised in the 1960s
and 1970s following the introduction of the K. untscher^ Herzog nail. Considerable success …

One hundred and fifty-two patients who had 154 closed fractures of the shaft of the tibia were
prospectively randomized to management with interlocking intramedullary nailing either with …

We present the results of using the Grosse-Kempf interlocking nail in the management of
125 closed and type I open tibial fractures. The mean time to union was 16.7 weeks and no …

We evaluated the possibility of unreamed insertion of an intramedullary nail (IMN) in a
consecutive series of 55 tibial shaft fractures in 55 patients (30 men). 43 fractures were …

The surgical indications for and techniques of intramedullary nailing for nonunion of tibial
fractures are presented in detail. The preoperative planning and intraoperative decision …

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 …