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Titanium Elastic Nails in the Management of Fractures

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Since introduction, titanium elastic nailing (TEN) has found various applications and has undergone multiple modifications. As their failures were scrutinised, their biomechanical principles also became well-defined and indications became clearer. The ease of surgery and low costs has led to more frequent usage. The principles of fixation are different for different fractures. Understanding the biomechanical properties and fixation principles is important to achieve the best outcomes. In this chapter, we discuss the principles of usage, biomechanics, applications, modifications and advances in titanium elastic nailing.

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

    Saseendar Shanmugasundaram & S. Samundeeswari

  2. Mercy Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Smruti Ranjan Panda

  3. International Training Fellow (Hip & Knee)-Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, West Midlands, England

    Debabrata 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. Professor of Orthopaedics, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

    Shanmugasundaram Saseendar

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Shanmugasundaram, S., Panda, S.R., Samundeeswari, S., Kumar, D. (2023). Titanium Elastic Nails in the Management of Fractures. 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_30

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