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The supracondylar femoral nail in tibia

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We have found the intramedullary supracondylar femoral nail to be useful in special situations involving the tibia: proximal tibial fractures and nonunions, intercalary resections for tumors in the proximal or distal tibial diaphysis, and tibio-talo-calcaneal arthrodeses. We report on ten such cases.

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Nous avons trouvé que le clou centromédullaire supracondylien fémoral pouvait être utile dans des situations particulières au niveau du tibia: les fractures et pseudarthroses proximales tibiales, les résections intercalaires pour tumeurs diaphysaires tibiales proximales ou distales et les arthrodèses tibio-astragalo-calcanéennes. Nous rapportons 10 cas illustrant ces situations.

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We gratefully acknowledge Dr. Paul Moreau for permitting us to include his patients in this study.

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  1. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, MBC 77, PO Box 3354, 3354, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    R. Pant, I. Ilyas & D. A. Younge

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Block 6, Level 7, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore

    R. Pant

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Pant, R., Ilyas, I. & Younge, D.A. The supracondylar femoral nail in tibia. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 27, 352–354 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-003-0508-z

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