[Nailing of long bone fractures in precarious situations: focus on the Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) nail].

Economic development in low-income countries has led to a considerable increase in motor vehicles, in particular motorcycles. Traffic accident-related fractures are therefore increasing. The treatment of long bone fractures is, in the majority of cases, based on locked intramedullary nailing, a procedure which is rarely available in countries with poor sanitary conditions.