Volume : 3, Issue : 3, March - 2014

Closed Femur Interlocking Nailing in Lateral Position

Dr. Neel M. Bhavsar, Dr. Hardik S. Vaghela, Dr. Nadeem A. Lil, Dr. Pankaj R. Patel

Abstract :

 Purpose: To study advantages of lateral position of patient on fracture table while doing interlocking nail in fracture shaft femur.

Methods: A observational study of 60 patients of fracture shaft of femur admitted in the Orthopaedic Department of V.S.Hospital, Ahmedabad was carried out. All adult patients with shaft femur fracture treated with reamed femur intramedullary interlocking nailing were taken in to study from jan 2008 to Oct 2011. Eligibility criteria were closed shaft femur fracture, patients fit for surgery, and adult patients.
Results: The common age group was ranging from 20 to 71 yrs with average age group of 36 yrs. 38(63.3%) patients were males, 22(36.6%) were females. All patients were operated by closed interlocking nail technique on lateral fracture table using C-arm. We had 100% union rate, 24.3 wks for full union, 92min of average operating time and average fluoroscopy time 102 seconds. The study was statistically comparable.
Conclusion: interlocking femur nailing in lateral position is convenient as greater trochanter is easily palpable so correct entry point can be taken, trunk doesn’t come in the way during insertion, gravity helps in reduction, distal locking is easier and reduces the number of assistant required in the surgery

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Dr. Neel M. Bhavsar, Dr. Hardik S. Vaghela, Dr. Nadeem A. Lil, Dr. Pankaj R. Patel Closed Femur Interlocking Nailing in Lateral Position GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS, Vol.III, Issue.III, March-2014


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