J Otto Lottes was born in a hamlet in rural Missouri. He was raised in Cape Girardeau, MO, 1
of the oldest European settlements on the west bank of the Missouri river, At the age of 13 he …

We designed a prospective randomised trial to compare traditional conservative
management with reaming, closed intramedullary nailing. Our aims were to compare early …

This article outlines our experience with a new technique using a radiolucent fracture
support for intramedullary nailing procedures. The support is used primarily for nailing of …

This paper reports on the results of intramedullary nailing in open tibial fractures. We studied
20 patients (18 men, 2 women) with open fractures of the tibia diaphysis treated with …

Objective To assess patient outcome after nailing of the tibial shaft with the unreamed
AO/ASIF nail. Design A retrospective study of 54 nailed fractures of the tibial shaft treated …

To dilrectly coimpare the rigid and flexible jlltrarnedullary nails for the treatment of
tibialfractiires, we restrospectively reviewed the clinical result of 108 tibial fractures treated at …

Reamed intramedullary nailing was used to treat 102 closed tibial shaft fractures. Although a
high rate of union was achieved (98%), we noted a higher incidence of complications than …

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

Thirty-one leading practitioners and researchers contributed to this outstanding text on
intramedullary nailing. Although the book is largely based on the American experience, the …

The locked or unlocked intramedullary nail is considered today in most institutions the first
choice for stabilisation of the majority of closed diaphyseal fractures of the femur and tibia. In …