Angle-stable locking results in a significant increase ... the healing process of a tibia fracture treated with an intramedullary nail can take up to 3 month (12 weeks). The huge differences ...

A broken tibia from trauma can be treated with a cast and immobilization if the fracture is considered stable (a small crack that is not causing the bone to be displaced). In cases of the ...

In the creation of an interlocking nail for the tibia, precise steps ensure successful insertion and stability. The nail is connected to an insertion handle via a nail extension. It is then guided ...

For torsional stiffness the angle-stable group also showed significantly higher values at all time-points (p < 0.01). Additionally there was no significant change of the torsional stiffness over ...