Treatment of open tibia shaft fractures using unreamed intramedullary nail / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To introduce the method,characteristics and indication of unreamed in-tramedullery nailing in treatment of open tibia fractures.Methods 28 cases were classified according to the Gustilo method:18 belonged to type I,8 type II and 2 type III a.26 nails with 8mm in diameter and 2 nails with 7mm in diameter were used.Results All cases were fixed successfully with unreamed nailing without any X-ray aids.All of fractures had no infection,and healed in an average time of 5.6 months.There were no broken nails and screws in this series.Conclusion The unreamed intramedullary nailing is an advantageous therapeutic method with simple management,little trauma and wide indication in management of open tibia fractures.