Clinical application of interlocking intramedullary nail combined with iliac bone graft for tibial defects
YU Bing-tian
ZHENG Ji-nan
ZENG Li-ping
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the application of interlocking intramedullary nail combined with iliac bone graft and its effect in the treatment of tibial bone defects .Methods A retrospective analysis was carried out on 18 patients admitted from Feb .2009 to Oct.2013 fixed by interlocking intramedullary nail combined with iliac bone grafting .All 18 patients with tibial defects were injured from trauma .Among them 12 were males and 6 were females with an average of 42(31-67) years.Surgeries were carried out 2-4(average,3) months after injury.Joh-ner-Wruhs evaluation criteria was employed to assess the postoperative efficacy . Results After surgery , patients were followed up for 12 to 36(average,18) months.Incisions healed without infection or skin necrosis .All patients healed with no nonunion,infection,deformity or re-fracture.Bone healing time was 4 to 8 (average,6) months.Ac-cording to Johner-Wruhs evaluation criteria ,15 cases were excellent ,2 cases were good and 1 case was poor .Con-clusion Interlocking intramedullary nail combined with iliac bone graft for tibial defects is simple and effective with satisfactory clinical results .
Keywords：tibiabone defectiliac bone graftintramedullary nail
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 52-54 )