A Technique for Intramedullary Nailing of Proximal Third Tibia Fractures
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Vol. 11 (3) , 218-223
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005131-199704000-00014
Abstract
Twelve of 14 proximal third tibial shaft fractures were successfully treated with a new technique for intramedullary nailing of these fractures. The average anterior displacement was 3.0 mm (range 0-17). The average coronal plane alignment was 2.0° valgus (range 2° varus to 12° valgus). There was one nonunion. The technique's success is dependent on neutralizing the primary factors causing malreduction: wide effective diameters of tibial nails, narrow diameter of the medial tibial metaphysis, and a posteriorly directed sagittal plane entrance angle.Keywords
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