Outcome of tibial shaft fractures treated by close intramedullary nail

Aim: to determine rate of success of reamed interlocking nail in treatment of tibial diaphyseal fracture. study design: descriptive case series. place & duration of study: the study was done in orthopaedic unit-i of jinnah hospital lahore from 01/01/2011 to 30/09/2011. methods: the calculated sample size was 65 cases,with 10% margin of error,95% confidence level taking assumed percentage of success of reamed interlocking nail i.e.,80% when used in the treatment of diaphyseal tibial fractures. the sampling technique was non-probability of purpose sampling. sample was collected according to the following inclusion and results: most of the patients were found between 29(44.62%) between 31-40 years of age,21(32.31%) between 20-30 years,11(16.92%) were between 41-50 years,and only 4(6.15%) were recorded between 50-60 years,mean and sd was recorded as 31.32±4.93,43(55.15%) were male and 22(33.85%) were female,54(83.08%) were excellent and 11(16.92%) were good. conclusion: the study revealed that reamed interlocking nail in treatment of tibial diaphyseal fracture is successful and may be recommended as a stable fixation with early return to work.