Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures

Volume: 40 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Taner Bekmezci
  • Emre Baca
  • Hakan Kaynak
  • Rifat Kocabas
  • Murat Tonbul
  • Okan Yalaman
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Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the use of expandable intramedullary nails, their efficacy, and short-term results in the treatment of femur shaft fractures. Methods: The study included 20 patients (10 females, 10 males; mean age 31 years; range 15 to 75 years) who were treated with expandable intramedullary nails (Fixion intramedullary femur nail) for femur shaft fractures. All the fractures were closed and were rated as type 32 A or B according to the AO classification. The mean duration from injury to surgery was three days (range 4 hours to 8 days). The results were evaluated using the Thoresen criteria. The mean follow-up was 26 months (range 9 to 38 months). Results: The mean operation time was 79 minutes (range 45 to 120 min). Union was achieved in all the patients in a mean of 12.8 weeks (range 10 to 20 weeks). According to the Thoresen criteria, the results were excellent in 15 patients, good in one patient, fair in three patients, and poor in one patient. The results in all type A middle diaphyseal fractures were excellent. Of four patients with A2-3 distal metadiaphyseal fractures, one patient had a good result with a valgus of 5°, and three patients had a fair result with a valgus ranging from 8° to 10°, one of which also had 8-mm shortening. Delayed union, early or late infections, compartment syndrome, or bone necrosis were not seen. Of six patients who completed a follow-up of two years, the nails were removed in five patients, whereas removal was not possible in one patient due to a break in the upper part. Conclusion: Expandable intramedullary nails offer advantages in terms of ease of application and are less invasive than static nails and reamed applications. However, they may not provide adequate stability in metadiaphyseal regions and in fractures with fragments greater than 50%.

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Taner Bekmezci This is me

Emre Baca This is me

Hakan Kaynak This is me

Rifat Kocabas This is me

Murat Tonbul This is me

Okan Yalaman This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2006 Volume: 40 Number: 1

APA
Bekmezci, T., Baca, E., Kaynak, H., Kocabas, R., Tonbul, M., & Yalaman, O. (2006). Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 40(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i1.615
AMA
1.Bekmezci T, Baca E, Kaynak H, Kocabas R, Tonbul M, Yalaman O. Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40(1):1-5. doi:10.3944/aott.v40i1.615
Chicago
Bekmezci, Taner, Emre Baca, Hakan Kaynak, Rifat Kocabas, Murat Tonbul, and Okan Yalaman. 2006. “Early Results of Treatment With Expandable Intramedullary Nails in Femur Shaft Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 (1): 1-5. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i1.615.
EndNote
Bekmezci T, Baca E, Kaynak H, Kocabas R, Tonbul M, Yalaman O (September 1, 2006) Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 1 1–5.
IEEE
[1]T. Bekmezci, E. Baca, H. Kaynak, R. Kocabas, M. Tonbul, and O. Yalaman, “Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 1–5, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v40i1.615.
ISNAD
Bekmezci, Taner - Baca, Emre - Kaynak, Hakan - Kocabas, Rifat - Tonbul, Murat - Yalaman, Okan. “Early Results of Treatment With Expandable Intramedullary Nails in Femur Shaft Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40/1 (September 1, 2006): 1-5. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v40i1.615.
JAMA
1.Bekmezci T, Baca E, Kaynak H, Kocabas R, Tonbul M, Yalaman O. Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40:1–5.
MLA
Bekmezci, Taner, et al. “Early Results of Treatment With Expandable Intramedullary Nails in Femur Shaft Fractures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 1-5, doi:10.3944/aott.v40i1.615.
Vancouver
1.Taner Bekmezci, Emre Baca, Hakan Kaynak, Rifat Kocabas, Murat Tonbul, Okan Yalaman. Early results of treatment with expandable intramedullary nails in femur shaft fractures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;40(1):1-5. doi:10.3944/aott.v40i1.615