A STUDY ON FRACTURE OF FEMUR SHAFT TREATMENT WITH INTRAMEDULLARY INTERLOCKING NAILING

Abstract

Background: Rigid interlocking nailing for femoral shaft fracture is ideal for use in adolescents in terms of stability of the fracture and convenience for the patient. Closed reduction and intramedullary interlocking nailing is the surgical treatment of choice for the closed shaft fractures of femur. Present study conducted to study the principles of intramedullary interlocking nailing and to assess the outcome of the patient.

Methods: The present study comprises of 30 cases of fracture shaft of the femur in adults about >20 years old. All the fractures, which were included in the study were traumatic in origin, most of them are due to road traffic accidents.

Results: The delayed union rate in our series was 6.67%. There were no non-unions.

Conclusions: It is concluded that closed intramedullary interlocking nailing method given good result in treatment of shaft fractures of femur.

Keywords: Intramedullary nailing, Femur, Diaphysis fractures, Interlocking