Journal article
Cortical Bone Blood Flow in Loose and Tight Fitting Locked Unreamed Intramedullary Nailing
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To quantitatively determine the extent to which loose and tight fitting unreamed, locked intramedullary nails devascularize cortical bone and to determine their effect on early strength of union.
DESIGN: A 2.5-centimeter segment of devascularized diaphyseal bone was created in the tibiae of twelve skeletally mature mongrel dogs by means of two standardized transverse osteotomies. Stabilization of the tibia was achieved with either a …
Authors
Hupel TM; Aksenov SA; Schemitsch EH
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 127–135
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
2 1998
DOI
10.1097/00005131-199802000-00011
ISSN
0890-5339