Retrograde Kuntscher nailing in treatment of fracture of humerus shaft
10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.1.33
- Author:
Eun Woo LEE
;
Chang Hee LEE
;
Hyun Soo KWAK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary;
Humerus;
Methods
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1977;12(1):33-36
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The introduction of the strong clover-leafed nail combined with the principle of reaming out the medullary canal and the development of image intensifiers has been extended the indications of the in tramedullary nailing. In this report, an attempt was made to introduce the method and to verify the indications and advantage of retrograde intramedullary nailing of humeral shaft fractures, as compared with the conventionally accepted methods.
