Use of the Russell-Taylor reconstruction nail in femoral shaft fractures.

Journal article

Of 242 patients with injuries treated by locked intramedullary nailing of the femur, 52 (22 percent) were considered suitable for insertion of the reconstruction nail. The Russell-Taylor reconstruction nail was found to be useful in a greater variety of fractures than those for which it was originally designed. In addition to ipsilateral neck and shaft fractures, the Russell-Taylor reconstruction nail proved successful in high-energy comminuted subtrochanteric fractures, elderly subtrochanter...

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Authors: Gibbons, C; Gregg-Smith, S; Carrell, T; Murray, D; Simpson, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Injury
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 389-392
• Publication date: 1995-07-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0020-1383(95)00062-e
• EISSN: 1879-0267
• ISSN: 0020-1383
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Femoral Fractures; Middle Aged; Adult; Male; Aged, 80 and over; Fractures, Spontaneous; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; Bone Nails; Female; Aged