Open AccessA NEW METHOD OF HIP FUSION USING AN INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL
Author(s) -
Y Onji,
Yotaro Kurata,
Hikaru Kido
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery - british volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0968-7300
pISSN - 0301-620X
DOI - 10.1302/0301-620x.47b4.690
Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , medicine , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , femur , nail (fastener) , non union , external fixation , external fixator , engineering , structural engineering , population , environmental health
1. A method of hip fusion with the aid of a straight intramedullary nail through the ilium and the femur is presented. 2. If properly done, no external fixation is necessary and the patient can be allowed up with crutches ten days after the operation. 3. The method has been used on eighteen hips between 1958 and 1960. There was one case of delayed union due to faulty technique and one case of exacerbation of an old tuberculous infection. Otherwise the follow-up study of the patients revealed good bony fusion in all cases, with no pain in the back or knee.
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