OUTCOME OF SHORTENED INTERLOCKING NAIL IN DISTAL TIBIAL FRACTURES

  • DR. MUHAMMAD NAVEED Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
  • DR. ZAMAN KHAN Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
  • DR. ZUBAIR KARIM Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
  • DR. INAAM ULLAH Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore General Hospital, Lahore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51642/ppmj.v24i4.214
Keywords: Distal Tibial Fracture, Shortened Interlocking Nailing, Union, Non-Union, Malunion, Infection

Abstract

This study was undertaken to investigate the outcome of shortened interlocking nail in distal tibial fractures.Thirty five cases of distal tibial diaphyseal fractures were treated with shortened nail. All these cases were followed up for a peroid of nine months and data regarding, infection, union, delayed union, nonunion and malunion was recorded. In our study union occured in all patients(100%) mean union time was 4.5 months (range 3-6 months),none of the patient had nonunion after course of follow up. No patient developed any sort of infection. Malunion was recorded in2(5.7%) patients. Because of the high rate of union and low rate of infection and malunion, We consider shortened intramedullary interlocking nail as the best mode of treatment for distal tibial fractures

Published
2013-03-01
Issue
Vol 24 No 4 (2013): Postgraduate Medical Journal
Section
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