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A simple jig to ease the insertion of distal screws in intramedullary locking nails
A Hashemi-Nejad1, N Garlick, N J Goddard
1Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Injury
|August 1, 1994
Abstract:
Distal locking of closed intramedullary nails can be time consuming and expose the surgeon to unnecessary increased ionization radiation. A simple jig is described which facilitates the insertion of the second distal locking screw, using the first drill hole as a pilot. This tool reduces the operating and the ionizing radiation exposure time.