pre-bent rush nail in treatment of forearm fractures late functional results

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to evaluate late functional results after treatment of forearm bone fracture in 26 patients treated at Assir Central Hospital, Abha, KSA. In 14 of the patients, the nailing procedure was by closed technique, while open nailing was in 12 patients. After the mean period of 190 weeks of follow up, the late functional results according to the criteria of Anderson et al. revealed that nineteen of the patients were of excellent results, six had satisfactory results and one had failure results. A pre-bent rush nail is a less invasive surgical fixation in forearm fracture restoring the radial bow and providing rotational stability with high rate of excellent function results. Also, there is no need for second extensive surgery in removal of the metals