Long proximal femoral nail in ipsilateral fractures proximal femur and shaft of femur.

Background: Ipsilateral fractures of the proximal femur and femoral shaft are extremely uncommon injuries which occur in young adults who sustain a high energy trauma. A variety of management modalities have been tried to treat this complex fracture pattern ranging from conservative approach to recently introduced reconstruction nails. All these approaches have their own difficulties.

Valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy and fibular strut graft in the management of neglected femoral neck fracture.

Purpose: A prospective study of neglected femoral neck fractures in mostly young patients was conducted to evaluate whether our technique of valgus intertrochanteric osteotomy with fibular strut grafting and osteosynthesis with dynamic hip screw and double-angle side plate can facilitate union with consistent satisfactory clinical outcomes.

Methods: Forty-one consecutive patients (27 males, 14 females) of neglected femoral neck fractures treated between April 2002 and December 2009 were studied. The average age of patients was 45.

Short proximal femoral nail fixation for trochanteric fractures.

Purpose: To review outcomes of 100 patients who underwent short proximal femoral nailing for stable and unstable intertrochanteric fractures.

Methods: Records of 62 men and 38 women aged 56 to 83 (mean, 67) years who underwent short proximal femoral nailing for stable peritrochanteric A1 (n=36), unstable peritrochanteric A2 (n=40), and unstable intertrochanteric A3 (n=24) fractures were reviewed.

Results: 80 patients achieved anatomic reduction.

Dynamic osteosynthesis by modified Kuntscher nail for the treatment of tibial diaphyseal fractures.

Background: We evaluated a series of diaphyseal fractures of the tibia using low-cost, Indian-made modified Kuntscher nail (Daga nail) with the provision of distal locking screw for the management of the tibial diaphyseal fractures.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and fifty one consecutive patients with diaphyseal fractures of tibia with 151 fractures who were treated by Daga nail were enrolled. One of the patients who had died because of cancer, and the two patients who were lost to follow-up at 3 months were excluded from the study.

Proximal femoral nail - an analysis of 100 cases of proximal femoral fractures with an average follow up of 1 year.

Numerous variations of intramedullary nails have been devised to achieve a stable fixation and early mobilisation of pertrochanteric fracture, among which is the proximal femoral nail (PFN). We report here the results of a prospective study carried out at our institute on 100 consecutive patients who had suffered a pertrochanteric, intertrochanteric or high subtrochanteric fracture, or a combination of fractures, between December 2002 and December 2005 and were subsequently treated with a PFN. Close to anatomical reduction of the fracture fragments was achieved in 12 patients, while limited open reduction was required in 14 patients.