Optimal entry point for antegrade and retrograde femoral intramedullary nails  

作　　者：Mohammad M.Alzahrani Yousef Aljamaan Jaffar Alsayigh Shahad Alghamdi Saad M.Alqahtani Steven R.Papp 

机构地区：[1]Orthopedic Surgery Department,College of Medicine,Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University,Dammam,Saudi Arabia [2]Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,University of Ottawa,The Ottawa Hospital,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Traumatology》2023年第5期249-255,共7页中华创伤杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Surgical management of femoral shaft fractures with intramedullary nails has become the standard ofcare,with multiple options for entry point described,including piriformis entry,trochanter entry andretrograde femoral nails.Our present review describes the surgical anatomy of the proximal and distalfemur and its relation to different entry points for intramedullary femoral nails.In addition,we reviewedrelative indications for each technique,difficulties associated and possible complications.

关 键 词：Femurfracture ANTEGRADE RETROGRADE Femoral nailing 

分 类 号：R687.3[医药卫生—骨科学]