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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 74-B, Issue 3, 358-361
Copyright © 1992 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Locked nailing for nonunion of the tibia

JW Rosson and RB Simonis

Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Unit, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, Surrey, England.

We treated 24 patients with nonunion of tibial shaft fractures by locked intramedullary nailing, 18 by open and six by closed techniques. Union was achieved in 22 patients, failing only in two patients with active infection. Locked nailing prevented recurrence of deformity and allowed the patients to mobilise without external support. Supplementary bone grafting was essential only for major defects.




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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General