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Orthopedic Trauma Directions 2006; 4(1): 29-33
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-932141
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-932141
Classic article review
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures. Part II: Fracture-healing with static interlocking fixation
J Bone Joint Surg Am; 70 (10): 1453 - 1462;Further Information
Publication History
Publication Date:
08 February 2006 (online)
Author summary
Static locking of intramedullary nails in femoral shaft fractures does not appreciably inhibit fracture healing. Routine conversion to dynamic fixation, although occasionally necessary, need not be performed.