Treatment of fracture femur with interlock intramedullary nailing by modified kuntscher nail without fluoroscope assist at Trat Hospital.

Abstract

A Six-years retrospective study in patient with fracture proximal 1/3 or distal 1/3 of femur at Trat hospital from January 1998 - December 2003. Sixty-five femoral fractures were treated with open interlock intramedullary nailing without fluoroscope assist. The average follow up time were ten months. The result of treatment was excellent. Fracture healed average 15.6 weeks. Nonunion two fractures and one varus deformity. The infection rate was 9.23 percent. There was one screw brekage and one nail breakage at distal locking hole.Conclusion the method of treatment still good choice in treatment fracture proximal1/3 or distal
1/3 of femur especially in hospital where fluoroscope not avaliable.