ENDERS NAILING A NOVEL TECHNIQUE

Abstract

C. J. Mani Kumar1, R. G. Madhu2, N. Raghavendra Sai3

30 paediatric cases of tibial and femoral fractures between ages of 2 to 12 years have been treated by enders nailing during the period between May 2012 and April 2014 at our institute of Resident Dept. of Orthopaedics Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada. The cases were stratified and meticulously studied and the results were analyzed both anatomically and functionally. The results were methodically compared with previous studies. The technique of enders nailing is having an easy learning curve and promising results are being attained with respect to conservative mode of treatment avoiding fracture disease.

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