Intramedullary locked nailing of femur and tibia: insertion of distal locking screws without image intensifier

References

1. • Court-Brown CM
   An Atlas of Closed Nailing of the Tibia and Femur. Martin Dunitz, London1991
   • Google Scholar
2. • Pennig D
   Current use of the intramedullary nail.
   in: Leung PC Current Practise of Fracture Treatment. Springer-Verlag, Berlin1994: 119
   • Crossref
   • Google Scholar
3. • Henley MB
   • Meier M
   • Tencer AF
   Influences of some design parameters on the biomechanics of the unreamed intramedullary nail.
   J Orthop Trauma. 1993; 7: 311
   • Scopus (90)
   • PubMed
   • Crossref
   • Google Scholar
4. • Hutson JJ
   • Zych GA
   • Cole JD
   • et al.
   Mechanical failures of intramedullary tibial nails applied without reaming.
   Clin Orthop Rel Res. 1995; 315: 129
   • PubMed
   • Google Scholar
5. • Johnson KD
   • Tencer A
   The mechanics of intramedullary nails for femoral fractures.
   Unfallchirurg. 1990; 93: 499
   • PubMed
   • Google Scholar
6. • Singer RW
   • Kellam JF
   Open tibial diaphyseal fractures: Results of unreamed locked intramedullary nailing.
   Clin Orthop Rel Res. 1995; 315: 114
   • PubMed
   • Google Scholar
7. • Wu CC
   • Shih CH
   Biomechanical analysis of the mechanism of interlocking nail failure.
   Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 1992; 111: 268
   • Scopus (51)
   • PubMed
   • Crossref
   • Google Scholar
8. • Kempf I
   • Grosse A
   • Lafforge P
   L'apport du verouillage dans l'enclouage centromédullaire des os longs.
   Rev Chir Orthop. 1978; 64: 635
   • PubMed
   • Google Scholar
9. • Pennig D
   • Brug E
   • Kronholz HL
   A new distal aiming device for locking nail fixation.
   Orthopedics. 1988; 11: 1725
   • PubMed
   • Google Scholar
10. • Vécsei V
    • Mockwitz J
    • Börner N
    • et al.
    Fehlerhafte Technik und Komplikationen.
    Hefte Unfallheilk. 1983; 161: 143
    • PubMed
    • Google Scholar
11. • Court-Brown CM
    • Will E
    • Christie J
    • et al.
    Reamed or unreamed nailing for closed tibial fractures.
    J Bone Joint Surg [Br]. 1996; 78B: 580
    • Google Scholar
12. • Colchero F
    • Orst G
    • Reboul C
    • et al.
    Enclouage centro-médullaire claveté.
    Rev Chir Orthop. 1983; 49: 547
    • Google Scholar

13. Pennig D. An improved screw design for locked intramedullary nailing. Injury (in press).

    • Google Scholar
14. • Bohm P
    • Scherer MA
    • Fruh HJ
    • et al.
    Experimentelle Untersuchungen Über die biomechanischen Eigenschaften von Hohlnageln und Vollnageln zur verriegelbaren Mark-nagelung am Hund.
    Biomedizinische Technik. 1995; 40: 24
    • Scopus (5)
    • PubMed
    • Crossref
    • Google Scholar
15. • Krettek C
    • Könemann B
    • Mannß J
    • et al.
    Analyse implantationsbedingter Nagelverformung und röntgenmorphometrische untersuchungen als Grundlage für ein Zielgerät zur distalen Verriegelung ohne Röntgenbildverstärker.
    Unfallchirurg. 1996; 99: 671
    • Scopus (13)
    • PubMed
    • Crossref
    • Google Scholar

16. Gausepohl T, Pennig D and Koebke J. Unpublished data.

    • Google Scholar
17. • Sanders R
    • Koval KJ
    • DiPasquale T
    • et al.
    Exposure of the orthopaedic surgeon to radiation.
    J Bone Joint Surg [Am]. 1993; 75: 326
    • PubMed
    • Google Scholar
18. • Coetzee JC
    • van der Merwe EJ
    Exposure of surgeons-in-training to radiation during intramedullary fixation of femoral shaft fractures.
    South African Med J. 1992; 81: 312
    • PubMed
    • Google Scholar