Distal hybrid interlocking in the femoral shaft fracture.

Kim, Kyung-Cheon; Lee, June-Kyu; Hwang, Deuk-Soo; Yang, Jun-Young; Kim, Young-Mo · Orthopedics · 2007

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Abstract

This technique may be beneficial for stabilizing fractures less invasively and may decrease complications, such as nonunion and postoperative infection, by avoiding iatrogenic devascularization of the fracture site.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy