FIN and osteotomies

Abstract

Generally speaking, flexible intramedullary nailing (FIN) is not particularly well suited for fixation of realignment or derotation osteotomies, as rigid stabilization is normally desirable to avoid losing all the ben-efits of the surgery, postoperatively. However, there have been several successful attempts. We describe here two specific indications for FIN. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.