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Idea and innovation| Volume 23, ISSUE 2, P143-144, 1992

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An aiming device for distal locking in closed locked femoral nailing

  • B. Mahaisavariya
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    Requests for reprints should be addressed to: B. Mahaisavariya md, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
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    Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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  • W. Laupattarakasem
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    Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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  • W. Kosuwon
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    Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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      Abstract

      A method of constructing an aiming device for insertion of distal locking screws is described. The device helps facilitate the free-hand technique, lessens the difficulty of drilling and insertion and allows the surgeon to perform at a distance, away from the radiation beam.
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