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Evolution of Intramedullary Nails in Long Bones of the Upper Limb

Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology

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Nailing in fractures of the upper limb has evolved a long way, but has not paralleled the impact it has made in fractures of the lower limb. This chapter describes the evolution of the nails that are used to treat fractures in upper limb bones and systematically describes the pros and cons of each device.

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  1. Tejasvini Hospital, Mangalore, India

    Shailesh Pai

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Tejasvini Hospital, Mangalore, India

    M. Ajith Kumar

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  1. Narayana Health, West Bengal, India

    Arindam Banerjee

  2. Klinik u. Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, TU München Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, Bayern, Germany

    Peter Biberthaler

  3. Department of Orthopedics, Apollo Hospital Muscat, Muscat, Oman

    Saseendar Shanmugasundaram

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  1. K.S. Hedge charitable Hospital, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Shantharam Shetty

  2. Pro Chancellor, Nitte University, Mangalore, KARNATAKA, India

    Shantharam Shetty

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Pai, S., Kumar, M.A. (2022). Evolution of Intramedullary Nails in Long Bones of the Upper Limb. In: Banerjee, A., Biberthaler, P., Shanmugasundaram, S. (eds) Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6278-5_10-1

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    Evolution of Intramedullary Nails for Long Bone Fractures in the Upper Limb
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6278-5_10-2

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    Evolution of Intramedullary Nails in Long Bones of the Upper Limb
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6278-5_10-1

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