caa a22 4500 606247599 CHVBK 20210128101346.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12262-013-0931-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12262-013-0931-3 The Intramedullary Nailing of Adult Femoral Shaft Fracture by the Way of Open Reduction is a Disadvantage or Not? [Elektronische Daten] [Halil Burç, Tolga Atay, Demir Demirci, Y. Baykal, Vecihi Kirdemir, Hüseyin Yorgancigil] The purpose of this study is that to evaluate superiority and results of open technique in the treatment of femoral shaft fracture with interlocking intramedullary nailing. The retrospective study is designed to evaluate results of our technique. In this study, the patients that were admitted to the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of University Hospital that is third level of trauma center. We claim that open technique is not a disadvantage during union process over closed technique in treatment of femoral shaft fracture with interlocking nailing. In this study, 44 patients that were consulted for adult femoral shaft fracture between January 2008 to July 2010 were included. Patients with open fractures, gunshot wounds, neurovascular injuries, and patients that did not have isolated femoral diaphysis fractures were excluded from the study. Clinical and radiological results of the patients were checked periodically. The open interlocking intramedullary nailing was used in treatment. Complete union rate was 90.9% in 40 patients who were treated with open interlocking intramedullary nailing for adult femoral shaft fracture, and nonunion rate was 9.1% in four patients. Mean union time was 18.3weeks (12-36weeks). Evaluation of 44 patients according to Thoresen criteria was excellent in 22 patients, good in 6 patients, and bad in 4 patients. We think that open technique is an acceptable technique because all results of our study were similar to results of closed intramedullary nailing technique in literature and some advantages of open technique over closed technique. Association of Surgeons of India, 2013 Open technique nationallicence Interlocking intramedullary nailing nationallicence Femoral shaft fracture nationallicence Nonunion nationallicence Burç Halil Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut Atay Tolga Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut Demirci Demir Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut Baykal Y. Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut Kirdemir Vecihi Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut Yorgancigil Hüseyin Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut Indian Journal of Surgery Springer India 77(2015-12-01), 583-588 0972-2068 77<583 2015 77 12262 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-013-0931-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-013-0931-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Burç Halil Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Atay Tolga Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Demirci Demir Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Baykal Y. Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kirdemir Vecihi Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yorgancigil Hüseyin Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, 32260, Isparta, Cünür, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Indian Journal of Surgery Springer India 77(2015-12-01), 583-588 0972-2068 77<583 2015 77 12262