Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
"Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The use of nails that are inserted into bone cavities in order to keep fractured bones together.
| Descriptor ID |
D005594
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.300.300.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Fixation, Intramedullary Fracture
- Fixations, Intramedullary Fracture
- Fracture Fixations, Intramedullary
- Intramedullary Fracture Fixation
- Intramedullary Fracture Fixations
- Osteosynthesis, Fracture, Intramedullary
Intramedullary Nailing- Intramedullary Nailing
- Intramedullary Nailings
- Nailings, Intramedullary
- Nailing, Intramedullary
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary" by people in Profiles.
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Bridges TN, Lazaro JS, Kwan SA, Jones CM, Matzon JL, Rivlin M. Postoperative Outcomes Following Metacarpal Neck Fractures Treated With Intramedullary Screws Versus Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning. Hand (N Y). 2026 Apr; 21(4):567-573.
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Kwan SA, Moncman TG, Sodha S, Jones C, Matzon JL, Rivlin M. Screw Position Following Percutaneous Versus Mini-Open Intramedullary Retrograde Screw Fixation of Metacarpal Fractures. Hand (N Y). 2025 Jul; 20(5):701-705.
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May CC, Conroy JL, Gaston RG, Weir TB, Osterman MN, Osterman AL, Abzug JM. Pediatric Phalanx Fractures. Instr Course Lect. 2024; 73:497-510.
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Walter N, Szymski D, Kurtz SM, Lowenberg DW, Alt V, Lau EC, Rupp M. Epidemiology and treatment of proximal femoral fractures in the elderly U.S. population. Sci Rep. 2023 08 05; 13(1):12734.
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Walter N, Szymski D, Kurtz SM, Alt V, Lowenberg DW, Lau EC, Rupp M. Femoral shaft fractures in eldery patients - An epidemiological risk analysis of incidence, mortality and complications. Injury. 2023 Jul; 54(7):110822.
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Anene CC, Thomas TL, Matzon JL, Jones CM. Complications Following Intramedullary Screw Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures: A Systematic Review. J Hand Surg Am. 2024 10; 49(10):1043.e1-1043.e16.
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Dunbar RP, Egol KA, Jones CB, Ertl JP, Mullis B, Perez E, Collinge CA, Ostrum R, Humphrey C, Gardner MJ, Ricci WM, Phieffer LS, Teague D, Ertl W, Born CT, Zonno A, Siegel J, Sagi HC, Pollak A, Schmidt AH, Templeman DC, Sems A, Friess DM, Pape HC, Krieg JC, Tornetta P. Locked Lateral Plating Versus Retrograde Nailing for Distal Femur Fractures: A Multicenter Randomized Trial. J Orthop Trauma. 2023 02 01; 37(2):70-76.
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Yakkanti R, Kitchen J, Voor M, Nyland J, Hartley B. Optimal blocking screw placement for retrograde IM nail fixation of distal femur fracture: a standardized biomechanical study of "osteoporotic" synthetic bone. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2022 Dec; 142(12):3827-3835.
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Henry TW, Tulipan JE, Kwan SA, Beredjiklian PK, Lutsky KF, Matzon JL. Outcomes After Surgically Managed Oblique Extra-Articular Proximal Phalanx Fractures: A Comparison of Closed-Reduction Percutaneous Pinning and Open-Reduction Internal Fixation With Lag Screws. Hand (N Y). 2023 01; 18(1):48-54.
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Urwin JW, Trionfo A, Storey EP, Brusalis CM, Gajewski C, Lawrence JTR. A Novel Low-Cost Surgical Simulation Tool for Pinning Supracondylar Humerus Fractures. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 May/Jun; 40(5):e317-e321.