Management of tibial shaft fracture with an unreamed intramedullary nail. a principally changed implant
Seif el Nasr, M.; Münst, P.; Kuner, E.H.
Fortschritte der Medizin 113(9): 123-126
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0015-8178 PMID: 7759043 Document Number: 444199
Unreamed intramedullary tibial nailing is a "biological" method of osteosynthesis. The unreamed AO tibial nail (UTN) is an implant based on a different principle, which no longer requires tight intramedullary fitting, but, as a loose-fitting nail, does need both proximal and distal interlocking. Our experience shows that the use of the solid UTN results in a shift in indications towards fractures with traumatic soft tissue lesions. For the "classical" nailing indications, the AO universal nail continues to be used.