Open AccessA Newly Designed Intramedullary Nail for the Treatment of Diaphyseal Forearm Fractures in Adults
Author(s) -
İbrahim Azboy,
Abdullah Demirtaş,
Celil Alemdar,
Mehmet Gem,
Kadir Uzel,
Hüseyin Arslan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_79_16
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , forearm , nonunion , surgery , ulna , dash , reduction (mathematics) , malunion , geometry , mathematics , computer science , operating system
The treatment of diaphyseal forearm fractures using open reduction and plate fixation is generally accepted as the best choice in many studies. However, periosteal stripping, haematoma evacuation may result in delayed union, nonunion and infection. Refracture after plate removal is another concern. To overcome these problems intramedullary nails (IM) with different designs have been used with various outcomes. However previous IM nails have some shortcomings such is rotational instability and interlocking difficulties. We evaluated the results of newly designed IM nail in the treatment of diaphyseal forearm fractures in adults.