Journal article
Effect of Unreamed, Limited Reamed, and Standard Reamed Intramedullary Nailing on Cortical Bone Porosity and New Bone Formation
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of unreamed nail insertion and reamed nail insertion with limited and standard canal reaming on cortical bone porosity and new bone formation.
DESIGN: A canine segmental tibial fracture was created in fifteen adult dogs. The tibiae were stabilized with a statically locked 6.5-millimeter intramedullary nail without prior canal reaming (n = 5), after limited reaming to 7.0 millimeters (n = 5), or after standard …
Authors
Hupel TM; Weinberg JA; Aksenov SA; Schemitsch EH
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 18–27
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
1 2001
DOI
10.1097/00005131-200101000-00004
ISSN
0890-5339