Aetiological factors in non-union following Küntscher intramedullary nailing of the femur

Comparison of the effect of reamed and u

Comparison of the effect of reamed and unreamed locked intramedullary nailing on blood flow in the callus and strength of union following fracture of the sheep tibia

✍ E. H. Schemitsch; M. J. Kowalski; M. F. Swiontkowski; R. M. Harrington 📂 Article 📅 1995 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 823 KB

This study was performed to compare the effects of reamed and unreamed locked intramedullary nailing on blood flow in the callus and early strength of union in a fractured sheep tibia model. After the creation of a standardized short spiral fracture by three-point bending with torsion, each tibia wa