Experiences with the Russell-Taylor femoral reconstruction nail

Unreamed intramedullary nailing for pathological femoral fractures : Good results in 30 cases

“…There was no failure of the nail. The proximal locking with the spiral blade was satisfactory, but in contrast to other reports of reconstruction nailing (Cooke et al 1996) where major problems with locking into the femoral neck have been encountered.…”

Stabilisation of acute femoral fractures in Paget's disease

“…Varus neck angulation has also been a problem with the use of conventional nails [17]. In our cases the use of the proximal locking option with the spiral blade provided good alignment and skeletal stability and it was found easy to use, in contrast with other reports of reconstruction nailing where problems with locking into the femoral neck have been encountered [3]. Some authors have advocated that normalization of bone turnover, with either diphosphonates or calcitonin, should improve fracture healing and reduce the increased vascularity of Pagetic bone and risk of bleeding during the operative procedure [11].…”