When do you use retrograde femoral nails?

When do you use retrograde femoral nails?

Conclusions The indications for retrograde nailing are ipsilateral femoral and acetabular fractures, ipsilateral patellar and femoral shaft fractures, ipsilateral tibial amd femoral shaft fractures, multiple trauma, femoral fracture with previous ipsilateral hip fusion, bilateral femoral shaft fractures, the obese or …

How do you measure for femur nailing?

Abstract

  1. Tip of the greater trochanter to lateral knee joint line minus 2 cm. Measurement No.
  2. Tip of the olecranon process to the tip of little finger, and Measurement No.
  3. Tip of the greater trochanter to the upper pole of patella.

What is antegrade nailing?

Antegrade nailing is useful for the treatment of proximal femoral fractures; however, studies have found it to result in damage to the hip abductors and sometimes the pudendal nerve if the patient is in the supine position on a fracture table.

Which position is used for hip fractures and closed femoral nailing?

Patients were positioned on the radiolucent OR table in the supine position. While femoral intramedullary nailing, the fractured extremity usually needs to be positioned in full adduction during surgery for nail entry, reduction, and locking (owing to hardware in the proximal incision).

What is a retrograde femoral nail?

Purpose of the study: Retrograde nailing represents an established fixation method for fractures of the distal femur and offers in femoral shaft fractures an alternative to the existing technique of antegrade nailing.

What is a floating knee?

Floating knee is a flail knee joint resulting from fractures of the shafts or adjacent metaphyses of the femur and ipsilateral tibia. [1, 2] Blake and McBryde initially described this injury, which is generally caused by high-energy trauma.

What is K nailing?

Kuntscher Nail (K Nail) Instruments Set contains instruments required for fracture shaft femur, humerus fractures and femoral tibial. Features: Instruments for Kuntscher Cloverleaf Nail. Instruments are organised in general order of use. Instruments are fitted in Silicon Foam.

What is a femur nail?

An intramedullary nail is a metal rod that is inserted into the medullary cavity of a bone and across the fracture in order to provide a solid support for the fractured bone. Intramedullary nailing is currently considered the “gold standard” for treatment of femoral shaft fractures (Rudloff 2009).

What is femur nailing?

Is the femoral neck extracapsular?

The femoral neck is the region of the femur bounded by the femoral head proximally and the greater and lesser trochanters distally (shown below). A femoral neck fracture is intracapsular, that is within the hip joint and beneath the fibrous joint capsule.

What is trick knee?

A “trick knee”, or knee that spontaneously gives way or collapses, can occur while playing sports or during normal activities of daily living. Unstable or subluxating kneecaps are one of the main causes of a trick knee.

What is a retrograde nail?

Retrograde femoral nailing is an alternate technique for the treatment of femoral fractures utilizing an intramedullary nail that is similar to but modified from a standard antegrade femoral nail. The M/DN® Femoral Retrograde Nail is designed for distal fixation and anterior to posterior proximal fixation.

When to seek treatment for toenail trauma?

If there is blunt trauma to the toenail.

  • If toenail trauma leads to severe swelling,pain,or redness of the toe
  • If there is any discharge from under the toenail
  • If the nail becomes loose
  • If you have neuropathy,diabetes,peripheral arterial disease,or any condition that affects healing or circulation
  • What is femoral nailing?

    TFN-ADVANCED Proximal Femoral Nailing System is a new system designed to solve a wide range of unmet needs for surgeons, OR staff and administrators. More than five years in the making, this system offers advancement in hip fracture treatment, including outcome-based design, reduced procedural complexity, and comprehensive surgical options.

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