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Evolution of Intramedullary Nails for Long Bone Fractures in the Upper Limb

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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 and Trauma, Tejasvini Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Muthur Ajith Kumar

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  1. NH Narayana Superspeciality and Multispeciality Hospitals, Howrah, West Bengal, India

    Arindam Banerjee

  2. Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Peter Biberthaler

  3. Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

    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. (2023). Evolution of Intramedullary Nails for Long Bone Fractures in the Upper Limb. In: Banerjee, A., Biberthaler, P., Shanmugasundaram, S. (eds) Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7540-0_10

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