Plate Augmentation for Nonunion of Femoral Shaft Fractures

نویسندگان
Yeganeh, Ali ID 1
Moghtadaei, Mehdi ID 2
Abbasi, Mehdi ID 3
Gorgani, Habib-o-Lah ID 4

1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

doi
10.5812/soj.88673
چکیده

Background: Femoral nonunion is an important complication, which can occur after intramedullary nailing and it requires surgical intervention. Plate augmentation over intramedullary nail is emerging as an acceptable option with satisfactory results for femoral nonunion.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Plate Augmentation, Intramedullary Nail, Femoral Nonunion, Bone Graft