Kuntscher

Künt·scher

(kēnt'shĕr),
Gerhard, German surgeon, 1902-1972. See: Küntscher nail.
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Treatment of tibial shaft fractures by percutaneous Kuntscher nailing: technical difficulties and a review of 50 consecutive cases.
A randomised controlled trial between solid sign intramedullary nail and hollow PITKAR nail in displaced shaft fractures in adult Tibia
The femur was reconstructed with a 255 mm x 11 mm Kuntscher nail reinforced by a strut allograft [Figure 1]c and [Figure 1]d.
Fracture of Extensively Porous-Coated Cylindrical Femoral Stem Following Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
He described an obturator dislocation associated with a femur shaft fracture managed by internal fixation of the femur with a Kuntscher nail followed by closed manipulative reduction of hip.
Low-Energy Traumatic Obturator Hip Dislocation with Ipsilateral Femoral Shaft Fracture in a Patient with Omolateral Knee Arthroplasty
3] Other described methods include using the modified Kuntscher reaming guide; Ender's nail; hand reamer; femoral head cork screw extractor; smaller nail impaction; grasping device, such as forceps; or multiple guide wires wedged into the nail cavity.
Removal of irretrievable segmentally broken femur nail by an innovative technique--a case report
Interlocking nail versus Kuntscher nails in the management of femoral shaft fractures.
A ONE YEAR REVIEW OF VARIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN FRACTURE SHAFT OF FEMUR MANAGED WITH CLOSED INTRAMEDULLARY INTERLOCKING NAIL
Fraturas diafisarias do femur: estudo comparativo entre os metodos de Kuntscher e de Ender.
Failures in the use of polyacetal and polyamide in the form of intramedullary interlocking nail for immobilization of induced femoral fracture in young cattle/Falhas na utilizacao de poliacetal e poliamida em forma de haste intramedular bloqueada para imobilizacao de fratura femural induzida em bovinos jovens
Kuntscher MV, Kastell T, Engel H, Gebhard MM, Heitmann C, Germann G.
Iontophoretic delivery of nitric oxide donor improves local skin flap viability
Intramedullary (IM) nails, often called rods, were invented by Gerhard Kuntscher in World War II-era Germany.
Trauma trends: an industry analyst and orthopedic surgeon provide insight into market forces
Specifically designed Kuntscher nails were made to meet the anterior convexity and the size of the medullary canal of the femora of goats.
A cadaveric experimental methodology for performance evaluation of intramedullary nails for femur and tibia
This paper reports a rare case of transient radial and axillary nerves palsy related to intraoperative right lateral positioning for Kuntscher intramedullary nail insertion that caused postural cervical traction.
Transient radial nerve palsy related to intraoperative right lateral positioning for Kuntscher intramedullary nail insertion
Non-union of' tibia treated with Kuntscher intrameduallary nailing.
A study of Ilizarov technique in treatment of tibial non-unions
11) By the late 1940s, Kuntscher had begun to abandon use of the V-shaped nail design in favor of another Kuntscher design, the cloverleaf nail.
The history of intramedullary nailing

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