The curative effects of intramedullary interlocking nailand small incision for the treatment of tibial shaft fracture

Objective To evaluate the clinical applied effects of tibial shaft fracture with intramedullary interlocking nail and small incision. Methods From November 2004 to October 2005,47 cases of tibial shaft fracture were treated with intramedullary interlocking nail, all the cases were adopted with small incision and intramedullary interlocking nail, and analysed the curative effects Results 47 cases were followed-up ranged 8 ～ 27 months. All cases resumed normal knee function 6 to 12 weeks after operation,without nonunion and malunion. Conclusion Treatment of tibial shaft fracture with intramedullary interlocking nail and small incision had the advantages of little trauma,good stability, high rate of fracture union and rapid functions recovery. It is worthy deserveed to be put into application and populatization in clinics. Key words: Small incision;  Intramedullary interlocking nail;  Tibial shaft fracture