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Retrograde Femoral Intramedullary Nail for a Midshaft Femoral Fracture with an Ipsilateral Subtrochanteric Fracture
Table of Contents
1. Setup
2. Exposure and Nail Placement
- Enter Formal Canal with Guidewire
- Opening Reamer
- Pass Guidewire Across Fracture
- Measure for Length of Nail
- Sequential Reaming of Femoral Canal
- Place Intramedullary Nail over Guidewire with Fluoroscopy
3. Femoral Nail Locking Screws
- Distal Locking Screws
- Proximal Locking Screws
- Final X-Rays