Femoral Fractures
The femur is surrounded by a very vascular muscular envelope, and the fracture fragments are well perfused even if there are comminutions. Healing of femoral fractures is uneventful most of the time, provided the fracture fragments are not devitalised. It
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Scientific Basis and Standard Techniques Recommended by AIOD
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH
Chief Editors
1.
Co-Editors
A.
KEMPF .
K. S.
GROSSE' H.
LEUNG
J. T. M.
HAARMAN
H. SEIDEL' G. TAGLANG
Practice of Intramedullary Locked Nails Scientific Basis and Standard Techniques Recommended by "Association Internationale pour l'Osteosynthese Dynamique" (AIOD)
With 239 Figures and 15 Tables
Springer
Chief Editors Professor Dr. 1. KEMPF AIOD, 16 Rue du Parc 67205 StraBburg, France Professor Dr. K. S. LEUNG The Chinese University of Hong Kong Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China
Co-Editors Dr. A. GROSSE Centre de Traumatologie et d'Orthopedie 10 Avenue A. Baumann 67400 StraBbourg, France Professor Dr. H. J. T. M. HAARMAN Academisch Ziekenhuis Department of Surgery De Boelelaan 1117, P.O. Box 7057 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dr. H. SEIDEL Al1gemeines Krankenhaus Wandsbeck Abteilung rur Unfallchirurgie AlphonsstraBe 14 22043 Hamburg, Germany Dr. G. TAGLANG Centre de Traumatologie et d'Orthopedie 10 Avenue A. Baumann 67400 StraBbourg, France
ISBN 978-3-642-62961-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Practice of intramedullary locked nails: scientific basis and standard technique recommended by AIOD/[I. Kempf, K. S. Leung, chief editors]. p.; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-642-62961-7 ISBN 978-3-642-56330-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-56330-0 1. Internal fixation in fractures. I. Kempf, I. (Ivan), 1928- II. Leung, Kwok-Sui. [DNLM: 1. Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - methods. 2. Bone Nails. 3. Internal Fixators. WE 185 P895 2002] RD 103.15 P73 2002 617.1'5-dc21 2001049375 This work is subject to copyright. Ali rights are reserved, whether the whole or rart of the material is concerned, specifica1ly the rights o translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law.
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Foreword
Medullary nailing is one of the oldest types of surgical fracture treatment. Splinting
