ArticleCureus2020
Kuntscher Nail: A Forgotten Entity Yet a Reliable Modality in Treatment of Winquist Type I and II Closed Femoral Shaft Fractures.
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- Outcomes of intramedullary nailing for traumatic adult femoral shaft fractures in low-and-middle-income countries; a systematic review.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2025Article
- Incidence of complications and functional outcomes following segmental femoral shaft fractures: a critical review of the literature.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background Interlocking intramedullary nail is used for almost all types of femoral shaft fractures worldwide because of its better mechanical stability. In countries like India with limited healthcare infrastructure, the use of Kuntscher nail (K-nail) in Winquist type I and type II isthmic fractures is still debated. Therefore, we conducted this study to compare the functional outcome, radiation exposure, and cost of the implant between closed reduction and internal fixation of Winquist type I and II fractures in the middle one-third shaft region by K-nail and intramedullary locked nails (IMILN), respectively. Methods This was a hospital-based non-blinded randomized trial which included 56 patients with closed Winquist type I and II femoral shaft fractures of the middle one-third
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