TY - JOUR
T1 - The AO/ASIF universal intramedullary nail
AU - Swiontkowski, Marc F.
AU - Seiler, John G.
PY - 1988/10
Y1 - 1988/10
N2 - The AO/ASIF universal intramedullary nail is anatomically curved and has two transverse proximal locking holes for length and rotational (static) and rotational only (dynamic) locking. The same nail can be used for left or right femora, and a thinner wall allows for more flexibility. Since October of 1986, 72 nails have been used in our medical center for fractures that are unstable with respect to length or rotation, nonunions, and osteotomies. There have been two screw fractures and no nail fractures, infections, or nonunions. Because of its flexibility, greater versatility, and better distal targeting, this nail offers certain advantages over other interlocking nail systems.
AB - The AO/ASIF universal intramedullary nail is anatomically curved and has two transverse proximal locking holes for length and rotational (static) and rotational only (dynamic) locking. The same nail can be used for left or right femora, and a thinner wall allows for more flexibility. Since October of 1986, 72 nails have been used in our medical center for fractures that are unstable with respect to length or rotation, nonunions, and osteotomies. There have been two screw fractures and no nail fractures, infections, or nonunions. Because of its flexibility, greater versatility, and better distal targeting, this nail offers certain advantages over other interlocking nail systems.
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U2 - 10.1097/00013611-198810000-00007
DO - 10.1097/00013611-198810000-00007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0023789393
SN - 0885-9698
VL - 3
SP - 33
EP - 40
JO - Techniques in Orthopaedics
JF - Techniques in Orthopaedics
IS - 3
ER -