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Endoscopic controlled intramedullary fracture reduction. A case report about closed fracture reduction under visual
M Oberst1, Ph Niemeyer, N Suedkamp
1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany. michael.oberst@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Abstract:
Intramedullary bone endoscopy (IBE) was introduced as a new endoscopic technique in the year 2002 to achieve and manipulate the medullary canal of long bone under direct visual control. We report on a patient with a proximal femur fracture, where the new technique of IBE was used for intramedullary fracture reduction under visual control for the first time. Thus, the intraoperative use of an image intensifier was reduced.

