Inserting distal screws into interlocking IM nails--revisited. Methods to make it easier.

Autor: Rabin SI; Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois., Naeni F, Robledo SL, Rabin DN
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Orthopaedic review [Orthop Rev] 1993 Sep; Vol. 22 (9), pp. 1059; 1062-3, 1068.
Abstrakt: Inserting distal screws freehand is a difficult but necessary part of many intramedullary roddings. In the June 1992 issue of Orthopaedic Review, Edward Yang described an excellent protocol for performing this part of the procedure. Here, we describe more tips to make it easier and to prevent or correct problems.
Databáze: MEDLINE