Ender Nailing for Treatment of Long Bone Fractures.

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Nine fractures of long bones (three humeral, three femoral and three tibial fractures), were treated with the Ender nailing procedure. Subjects included four males and four females, with an age range from 19 to 76-years (average, 59.6). Good bone union and clinical results were obtained in all cases. Advantages of this procedure are as follow: (1) Surgical invasion is less than with other procedures (2) Callus formation is qreater and more rapid because of no damage to the external periosteal membrane and elastic fixation (3) Comminuted fractures are also a good indication. The disadvantages are as follows: (1) X-ray shower (2) Pain or contracture at nail insertion may be found; (3) Shortening or deformity may occur in unstable fractures such as comminuted fractures indication for using the Ender nad procedure.
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