Simplified method for closed femoral nailing

Abstract

We describe the method to simplify the procedure and shorten the operating time during closed femoral nailing. This includes early surgery, using a special reduction device, a marker to help interpretation of fracture alignment, limiting the surgical field to the trochanteric area with the thigh undraped to facilitate mobilization of the undraped C-arm, avoiding unnecessary intermediate reamers, less cortical reaming and a second team for distal locking when required. For 60 simple unlocked nailings and 15 locked nailings, the operation times were 40.4 and 58.7 min, respectively. These are much shorter than in previous reports.