ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2018
The titanium elastic nail serves as an alternative treatment for adult proximal radial shaft fractures: a cohort study.
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- A Rare Case of Titanium Elastic Nail Removal 7 Years after Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fracture Using a Screw Retriever Technique.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Combination of Elastic Nail(s) and Cementoplasty to Treat Pathological Fractures in Long Bones of the Upper Limb.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2025Article
- Successful management of a distal clavicular fracture using Titanium elastic nail (TEN) fixation.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Open reduction and internal fixation of a radius and ulna fracture in a patient with an elbow arthrodesis: a case report.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2024Article
- Atypical use of pediatric flexible nails in the treatment of diaphyseal fractures in adults.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2019Article
- [A comparative study of titanium elastic intramedullary nail internal fixation and bone plate internal fixation in the treatment of adult Galeazzi fracture].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo investigate whether closed reduction and internal fixation (CRIF) with titanium elastic nails (TENs) is a viable alternative treatment in proximal radial fractures.
methodsIn Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, from November 2013 to April 2015, five adult male patients with forearm injuries (average age 43 years; range 35-64 years) were treated for proximal radial shaft fractures. CRIF with TENs for radial shaft fractures was performed in these five patients. Radiographs; range of motions; visual analog scale (VAS); quick disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (Quick DASH) questionnaire; and time to union were evaluated in our study.
resultsMean follow-up period was 30 months (range 28-36 months). Average time of radius union was 7.3 months (range 6-10 months). Functional outcomes 1 year after operation revealed an average Quick DASH score of 7.92 (range 4.5-25), an average VAS of 1.5 (range 1-3), and average forearm supination and pronation of 69.2° (range 45°-75°) and 82.5° (range 80°-85°). No major complication was noted.
conclusionsCRIF with TEN for adult proximal radial fractures is a method to avoid extensive exposure or nerve injury during ORIF, especially in multiple trauma patients who require short operative time, uremia patients with ipsilateral forearm AV shunt, severe soft tissue swelling due to direct muscle contusion or strong muscularity before surgery, extensive radial fracture, and those in pursuit of cosmetic outcomes.
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