TY - JOUR
T1 - The rationales of interlocking nailing of the femur, tibia, and humerus
T2 - An overview
AU - Brumback, Robert J.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Interlocking nailing has been increasingly used to treat acute and chronic afflictions of long bones. Although the interlocking construct is similar, regardless of the anatomic area of application, the results and complications of this type of fixation in the femur, tibia, and humerus differ. This review compares the anatomy, biologic response to injury, and functional expectations of these 3 distinct long bones with respect to interlocking nailing. Final results seem related more closely to the bony anatomy and soft tissue injury than to any inherent success of interlocking techniques.
AB - Interlocking nailing has been increasingly used to treat acute and chronic afflictions of long bones. Although the interlocking construct is similar, regardless of the anatomic area of application, the results and complications of this type of fixation in the femur, tibia, and humerus differ. This review compares the anatomy, biologic response to injury, and functional expectations of these 3 distinct long bones with respect to interlocking nailing. Final results seem related more closely to the bony anatomy and soft tissue injury than to any inherent success of interlocking techniques.
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U2 - 10.1097/00003086-199603000-00036
DO - 10.1097/00003086-199603000-00036
M3 - Article
C2 - 8595771
AN - SCOPUS:0030033440
SN - 0009-921X
SP - 292
EP - 320
JO - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
JF - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
IS - 324
ER -