Journal article
Effect of Limited and Standard Reaming on Cortical Bone Blood Flow and Early Strength of Union Following Segmental Fracture
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively determine the extent to which limited and standard intramedullary reaming disrupts cortical circulation and to evaluate the effect on the biomechanical properties of the united fracture.
DESIGN: Midshaft tibial osteotomies to create a 2.5-centimeter segment of diaphyseal bone were performed in ten adult dogs. Before insertion of a locked intramedullary nail, the tibia was reamed to either 7.0 millimeters (n = 5) or …
Authors
Hupel TM; Aksenov SA; Schemitsch EH
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 400–406
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 1998
DOI
10.1097/00005131-199808000-00006
ISSN
0890-5339