Numerical evaluation of the mechanical properties of a novel expandable intramedullary nailing: a new alternative to standard interlocking nailing

Intramedullary nailing has an important manner in the treatment of long bone fractures. Although the primal fixations like intramedullary nailing were seen in Aztecs ’ records [1], the first successful intramedullary nailing was introduced by Smith-Petersen and colleagues in 1931 [2]. The first modern intramedullary nail design [3] was introduced in 1940 by Gerhard Küntscher who is accepted as the father of the intramedullary nailing by some. Although his stu dies [3,4] have been quite criticized by other surgeons at the beginning, the intramedullary nailing has become the gold standard in the treatment of long bone fractures.

Source: Injury - August 26, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Mustafa Özkaya, Teyfik Demir Source Type: research