Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Locked intramedullary nailing is the gold standard for treating femoral shaft fractures. Union rates are ...

AUDUBON, Pa., Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced the launch of the AUTOBAHN® Nailing System. This ...

Background: Intramedullary nailing of pertrochanteric femoral fractures has grown in popularity over the past 2 decades likely because this procedure is associated with a low risk for postoperative ...

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avoid ...

Treatment of aseptic femoral nonunions with exchange nailing resulted in a 100% healing rate, according to study results. Researchers evaluated 50 aseptic femoral nonunions in 49 patients who ...

Numerous options exist for the treatment of this complex injury pattern. Controversy exists as to which fracture to stabilize first and what hardware combination to use. The optimal timing of such ...

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of intramedullary fixation in high performance athletes and the time required to return to sporting activity. Methods: Data were taken from a prospective ...

About 40 per cent of men who undergo "intramedullary nailing" for a broken thighbone, also called the femur, report erectile dysfunction (ED) afterwards, according to a recent report by French ...

Using an intramedullary device can provide mechanical protection to a potentially diseased bone. Intramedullary fixation is the treatment of choice for subtrochanteric fractures because it allows ...