In the last 10 years, traumatologists have become more aware of the importance of blood supply to fracture fragments for both the healing of fractures and prevention of infection. Due to our experience with fractures having severely disrupted periosteal blood supply, we are looking more critically at intramedullary reamed nailing as a treatment option. This research was a result of our increased knowledge of the interplay between periosteal and endosteal blood supply.
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