Risk of septic knee following retrograde intramedullary nailing of open and closed femur fractures

[1] Brick EM(1968)The Intramedullary Nailing of Fractures by G. Kuntscher. Translation of article in Archiv fur Klinische Chirurgie, 200:443, 1940 Clin Orthop Relat Res 60 5-12

[2] Kempf I(1985)Closed locked intramedullary nailing. Its application to comminuted fractures of the femur J Bone Joint Surg Am 67 709-720

[3] Grosse A(1984)Closed intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures. a report of five hundred and twenty cases J Bone Joint Surg Am 66 529-539

[4] Beck G(1999)Reamed intramedullary nailing of the femur: 551 cases J Trauma 46 392-399

[5] Winquist RA(1996)Retrograde nailing of the femur using an intercondylar approach Clin Orthop Relat Res 332 98-104

[6] Hansen ST(2004)Retrograde intramedullary nailing in distal femoral fractures-results in a series of 46 consecutive operations Injury 35 517-522

[7] Clawson DK(2002)Retrograde intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures. a prospective study Unfallchirurg 105 1100-1108

[8] Wolinsky PR(1999)Retrograde nailing of the femoral shaft J Am Acad Orthop Surg 7 209-216

[9] McCarty E(1998)Retrograde intramedullary nailing of femoral diaphyseal fractures J Orthop Trauma 12 464-468

[10] Shyr Y(2005)The role and efficacy of retrograding nailing for the treatment of diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures: a systematic review of the literature Injury 36 813-822

[1] Brick EM(1968)The Intramedullary Nailing of Fractures by G. Kuntscher. Translation of article in Archiv fur Klinische Chirurgie, 200:443, 1940 Clin Orthop Relat Res 60 5-12

[2] Kempf I(1985)Closed locked intramedullary nailing. Its application to comminuted fractures of the femur J Bone Joint Surg Am 67 709-720

[3] Grosse A(1984)Closed intramedullary nailing of femoral fractures. a report of five hundred and twenty cases J Bone Joint Surg Am 66 529-539

[4] Beck G(1999)Reamed intramedullary nailing of the femur: 551 cases J Trauma 46 392-399

[5] Winquist RA(1996)Retrograde nailing of the femur using an intercondylar approach Clin Orthop Relat Res 332 98-104

[6] Hansen ST(2004)Retrograde intramedullary nailing in distal femoral fractures-results in a series of 46 consecutive operations Injury 35 517-522

[7] Clawson DK(2002)Retrograde intramedullary nailing of femoral shaft fractures. a prospective study Unfallchirurg 105 1100-1108

[8] Wolinsky PR(1999)Retrograde nailing of the femoral shaft J Am Acad Orthop Surg 7 209-216

[9] McCarty E(1998)Retrograde intramedullary nailing of femoral diaphyseal fractures J Orthop Trauma 12 464-468

[10] Shyr Y(2005)The role and efficacy of retrograding nailing for the treatment of diaphyseal and distal femoral fractures: a systematic review of the literature Injury 36 813-822