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Treatment with Locking Intramedullary Nailing for Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Femur Utilizing a New Awl with a Distal Positioner
Published on: June 6, 2025
Percutaneous management of ununited femoral fracture
F Ya'ish1, A M Nanu, A T Cross
1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK. Feras.Ya’ish@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk
Abstract:
We describe a percutaneous technique used for the management of non-union in a complex diaphyseal femoral fracture treated initially with intramedullary nailing. Seven months after the initial fixation, a proximal fracture gap failed to progress to union. A percutaneous procedure involving fracture gap freshening and supplementation with bone morphogenetic protein and demineralised bone matrix resulted in a satisfactory progression to union. The percutaneous procedure allowed less soft tissue insult around the fracture site, a short hospital stay, a fast return to the preoperative level of mobility and fracture union.
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