Intramedullary (IM) nail implantation is currently the standard treatment for femoral intertrochanteric fractures. However, individual differences in femur cavity bring a challenge in designing ...

Lateral view of the femur in the same patient showing retrograde-inserted IM nail in the femoral shaft fracture. A second method of treatment for this combined injury is use of a cephalomedullary ...

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avo ...

An intramedullary rod, also called an IM rod or nail, is a device used to treat broken bones of the long bones, such as the tibia or femur.

An IM nail can break if the fractured proximal femur does not heal or if the fixation for the fracture is not stable, leading to delayed union or non-union. Removal of the distal fragment of a broken ...

Consequently, we aimed to examine the scope of inflammation induced by intramedullary nailing of the femur in a porcine model. We recently reported bone marrow emboli to the lungs and heart after ...

In a recent study published in Engineering, Academician Yingze Zhang’s team introduces the Proximal Femur Bionic Nail (PFBN) as a solution for unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures in ...

Femoral vein thrombosis occurs when there is a blood clot in the femoral vein of a leg. Delaying treatment for this condition can have serious consequences. Learn more here.