Treatment of fractures of the distal third of the femur. A prospective trial of the Derby intramedullary nail
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 69-B (1) , 67-70
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.69b1.3818736
Abstract
We report a prospective study of 26 cases of fracture of the distal third of the femur treated with the Derby intramedullary nail. This new design controls rotation and allows compression of the fracture, permitting early weight-bearing. All the fractures united in good position within four months, 12 of them with minimal external callus. There were no implant failures and the only serious complication was one case of deep infection.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Closed locked intramedullary nailing. Its application to comminuted fractures of the femur.Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1985