Unreamed nails do not protect the patient from pulmonary embolization of marrow contents. Femoral shaft fracture treatment was revolutionized in 1940 with the introduction of femoral nailing.

A 340-mm nail length was selected, and reamers were sequentially administered through the reduced fracture site to a maximum diameter of 12.5 mm to accept an 11-mm retrograde femoral nail.

Extra-articular retrograde femoral nailing has largely been replaced with retrograde femoral nailing through the intercondylar notch of the distal femur. Figure 1A.

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avo ...

A healthy 36-year-old man presented to the ED with a 2-week history of draining wounds from the right thigh.He sustained an open right femur shaft fracture 2 years prior following a motorcycle ...

The surgery was completely successful and the staff, docs, and everyone here at Stamford Hospital has been magnificent," Blumenthal tweeted, adding that he's already started physical therapy.