Indications for use of the long Gamma nail

A retrospective analysis of 42 patients treated by intramedullary nailing with the Gamma nail with a mean followup of 22.4 months is reported. The indications for the use of this nail were subtrochanteric fractures in 31 cases, diaphyseal femoral fractures in 10 cases, and segmental fracture in one...

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Published inClinical orthopaedics and related research no. 350; p. 62
Main Authors Rodriguez Alvarez, J, Casteleiro Gonzolez, C, Laguna Aranda, R, Ferrer Blanco, M, Cuervo Dehesa, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.1998
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bone Nails
Femoral Fractures - surgery
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - instrumentation
Fractures, Spontaneous - surgery
Hip Fractures - surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:A retrospective analysis of 42 patients treated by intramedullary nailing with the Gamma nail with a mean followup of 22.4 months is reported. The indications for the use of this nail were subtrochanteric fractures in 31 cases, diaphyseal femoral fractures in 10 cases, and segmental fracture in one case. Seven cases of the diaphyseal fractures were renailings for a previously placed nail. There was one pathologic fracture in the subtrochanteric group and three in the diaphyseal group. The indications of this new technique and its complications are analyzed.
ISSN:0009-921X
DOI:10.1097/00003086-199805000-00008