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  • Title: [Experience with the AO universal femoral intramedullary nail for management of femur shaft fractures].
    Author: Schäfer D, Rosso R, Babst R, Marx A, Renner R, Heberer M, Regazzoni P.
    Journal: Helv Chir Acta; 1993 Sep; 60(1-2):231-4. PubMed ID: 8226062.
    Abstract:
    57 fractures of the femoral shaft, treated with an AO femoral interlocking nail, have been analysed in a retrospective study. 40 nails have been implanted primarily, 17 as secondary procedures following different operations. In the group of primary nailing 35/40 reached a good or very good result, 8 of them however, following secondary operations. In the group of the secondary nailing, 9/17 patients had a good or a very good result. 3 pseudarthroses persisted. The AO femoral interlocking nail therefore appears to be an adequate implant for the treatment of femoral shaft fractures, but a precise implantation technique is a prerequisite for the successful outcome.
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