Open AccessCOMMINUTED FRACTURES OF SHAFT OF FEMUR
Author(s) -
Tariq Mahmood,
Arshad Ali Cheema,
A Yasin,
Rasul Ahmad Chaudhary
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2009.16.03.2784
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , femur , orthopedic surgery , medullary cavity , surgery , femoral shaft , femur fracture
Comminuted fracture shaft of the femur is a common entity faced by orthopaedic surgeon. Road traffic accidents are the majorcause of these comminuted fractures. But with increase in violence, gun shots are also causing these fractures frequently. Objectives: To seeand compare the result of intramedullary interlocking nailing and biological plating in terms of infection rate, union rate and to assess the othercomplications. Design: Prospective study Setting: Department of Orthopedic Surgery Allied Hospital Faisalabad. Period: From Sept 2001 toSept 2003. Patients & M e t h o d s : Forty comminuted fractures of femur were managed .twenty by bridge plating and twenty by interlockingnailing. Results: Results were compared with reference to healing time, infection rate, operating time and hospital stay and was comparableto other studies. Conclusions: Closed interlocked intra-medullary nailing is an excellent method for treating comminuted femoral shaft fracture.But requires expensive equipment and more expertise. Bridge plating require no special instrumentations and can be done at periphery withless facilities available.