Fixion™ - An inflatable or deflatable nail?

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 329-331

  Smith, M G ^a,b   Canty, S J ^a   Khan, S A ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Grove Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NAIL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; DIAPHYSIS; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BONE NAILS; DIAPHYSES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242315549     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00260-2     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. Ito K., Hungerbuhler R., Wahl D., Grass R. Improved intramedullary nail interlocking in osteoporotic bone. J. Orthop. Trauma. 15(3):2001;192-196.
3. Pittlik N, Hartwig T, Berger S, van der Horst W. First experiences with the Fixion nail. A new way of intramedullary nailing system. Eur J Trauma 2002;Suppl 1:117.
4. Tauber M, Shasha N. Fixion IM nail - an innovative inflatable self-locking intramedullary nailing system for fractures of the long bones. AAOS. San Francisco, USA; February 2001.