Effectiveness of plate augmentation for femoral shaft nonunion after nailing | Zendy

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Effectiveness of plate augmentation for femoral shaft nonunion after nailing

Author(s) -

Chin-Jung Lin,

Chao-Ching Chiang,

PoKuei Wu,

ChengFong Chen,

Ching-Kuei Huang,

Alvin W.Y. Su,

WeiMing Chen,

Chien-Lin Liu,

Tain-Hsiung Chen

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of the chinese medical association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 1728-7731

pISSN - 1726-4901

DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.06.008

Subject(s) - medicine , nonunion , intramedullary rod , internal fixation , surgery , femoral shaft , bone grafting , nail (fastener) , fixation (population genetics) , bone healing , reduction (mathematics) , population , materials science , environmental health , geometry , mathematics , metallurgy

Treatment options for nonunion of the femoral shaft fracture after intramedullary nail fixation are controversial. The methods of exchanging an existing nail with a larger-sized nail, dynamization, removal of the nail followed by plating, and bone grafting have all been reported. From those options, exchange nailing seems to be the most popular choice. In our study, we used plate augmentation and bone grafting with retention of the nail. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of this method in treating femoral shaft nonunion after open reduction and internal fixation with intramedullary nail fixation.

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