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Surgical Treatment for Nonunion of Femoral Shaft Fractures
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Jae Ik Shim, Taik Seon Kim, Sung Jong Lee, Suk Ha Lee, Young Bae Kim, Jong Ro Yoon, Eui Sang Seol, Kwang Yeol Park, Dae Woong Kang
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J Korean Soc Fract 2001;14(3):364-370. Published online July 31, 2001
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2001.14.3.364
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the clinical and radiological result of surgical treatment for femoral shaft nonunion.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
From January 1993 to December 1999, 21 cases of femoral shaft nonunion were treated surgically and followed for an average of 15 months. We analyzed initial cause of injuries, classification of fractures, and cause of nonunion in clinically and radiologically. The authors analyzed the average time to union and results after surgical treatment by rigid internal fixation with interlocking intramedullary nail and autogenous bone graft.
RESULTS
The mean duration of bony union was 22 weeks and bony union achieved in 18 cases(85.7%) of 21 cases. The complications were shortening of leg length and limping gait in 2 cases, partial limitation of knee joint in 2 cases, superficial infection in 2 cases.
CONCLUSION
Rigid internal fixation with interlocking intrameduallary nail and bone graft is useful method of treatment for femoral shaft nonunion according to cause and type of nonunion.
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Treatments of the Malunited Tibial Shaft Fracture
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Taik Seon Kim, Jae Ik Shim, Sung Jong Lee, Suk Ha Lee, Yeon Sik Yu, Young Bae Kim, Kwang Yeol Park
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J Korean Soc Fract 2000;13(4):897-904. Published online October 31, 2000
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.2000.13.4.897
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The malunited diaphyseal tibia fractures result in tibial shortening, angular deformities, gait disturbance, development of joint pain, etc. The authors analyzed the results of treatment consist of corrective osteotomy for diaphyseal malunion with internal or external fixation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The authors reviewed 18 cases of tibial diaphyseal malunion treated in Korea Veterans Hospital between January 1992 and December 1998. Mean follow-up period was 4.2 years. The preoperative deformities were varus, anterior or posterior bowing and shortening. The preoperative symptoms were knee joint pain, ankle joint pain, and gait disturbance. Corrective osteotomy was done on the site of malunion in all cases. Fixation were done with IM nailings(13 cases), plates(3 cases) and Ilizarov external fixator. We analyzed the unions radiologically and the knee pains with HSS score.
RESULTS
All malunions were successfully corrected. Mean duration of union was 4.5 month. In the coronal plane, preoperative varus deformity(mean 16.5degrees varus) was corrected to 3degrees of valgus. In the saggital plane, anterior and posterior bowing was corrected to neutral. In 15 cases of the patient with knee joint pain, the mean HSS score was improved from 69 preopertively to 82 postoperatively.
CONCLUSION
The correction of tibia diaphyseal malunion had good results by osteotomy at the malunited site and firm internal or external fixation. And it also improved knee joint pain significantly.
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