Rotating-arm self-locking intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 11 Rotating-arm self-locking intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures [Abstract] Objective: To explore the use of rotating-arm self-locking intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fracture method and therapeutic effect. Methods: The analyzed since September 1999 ~ May 2007, the application rotating arm self-locking intramedullary nail in treatment of various types of femoral shaft fractures in 26 cases. Results: 26 cases, wound healing all Ⅰ ; 26 cases underwent outpatient follow-up of 6 months to 3 years, an average of a year and a half, fracture healing and no healing without deformity, fracture healing well and healing fractures an average of 8 months (the shortest 5 months, up to 12 months), treatment results were satisfactory. Conclusion: The use of rotating-arm self-locking intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fracture, fracture treatment techniques can improve the level of nail placement do not need to plus locator, X-ray equipment, to reduce damage to physicians and patients, deputy security is conducive to fracture worthy of the clinical hospital in the vast grass-roots level to promote the use. [Keywords:] of femoral shaft fractures; intramedullary nail; fracture fixation The emergence of intramedullary nail and widely applied in the 20th century, one of the most progress in the field of fracture treatment, in particular, the emergence of interlocking intramedullary nail intramedullary nail greatly expanded the surgical indications, the treatment increased the level of fracture. The introduction of the interlocking intramedullary nail has further increased the stability of intramedullary nail fixation of fracture, making nail not only can be used for a simple femoral shaft fracture, but also can be used for any form of femoral shaft fractures. By using the rotating-arm self-locking intramedullary nail intramedullary nail combined with all the advantages, but also has general interlocking intramedullary nail does n