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nails. For unstable trochanteric fractures, intramedullary nailing appears to provide better results compared with extramedullary devices. 8 – 11 As for stable intertrochanteric fractures, there is still debate about the superiority of
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Introduction Intramedullary nailing (IMN) has been a standard for treating acute adult femur shaft fracture for decades. It is known that the nonunion or delayed union rate after IM nailing for acute femoral shaft fractures is less than 2
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reconstruction. Another treatment option for long bone metastases is intramedullary (IM) nailing. Unfortunately, it is indicated in treating old patients with poor prognosis, multiple metastases, unfavorable histotype, and short disease-free interval. Thus, it is
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for 8.7% making these a significant clinical problem. 1 In recent years, closed reduction with minimally invasive plating and locked intramedullary nailing have both become widely used treatment modalities for proximal and distal tibial
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). Intertrochanteric fractures (ITF), accounting for approximately half of all hip fractures ( 3 ), are treated using intramedullary femoral nails with increasing frequency ( 4 , 5 , 6 ). While the principles of ITF stabilization via femoral nailing remain consistent
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patient. Tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) nailing is a viable alternative to ORIF. This involves the insertion of an intramedullary nail through the plantar surface of the calcaneus, subtalar, and tibiotalar joints into the tibial canal. Advantages include its
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publications have highlighted that the strength of the Gustilo–Anderson classification is the association between its grades and the incidence of the complications previously described ( 10 , 11 , 12 ). For many years, intramedullary nailing (IMN) has been
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and internal fixation (ORIF) is associated with a high rate of complications ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ). Acute tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) nailing has been used to treat osteoporotic ankle fractures with good results since 2005 ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
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distal femoral fractures, such as an angled blade plate, a locking plate and retrograde intramedullary nailing. Reamed Intramedullary nailing (RIMN) minimizes tissue damage and damage to blood circulation, but is limited in anatomical reposition. With
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’s complexity and associated risks are arguments against it. Osteosynthesis of the tibia is usually done by intramedullary nailing, 1 fibular osteosynthesis usually by plating. 2 , 3 We carried out a meta-analysis to discover whether our hypothesis