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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">2899</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"> http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.12187</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Intramedullary Interlocked Nail with Poller Screw Guidance for management of Extra-articular Proximal Tibial Fractures: A Prospective Study&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Kumar</surname><given-names>Avinash</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Panda</surname><given-names>Kishore K.</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Singh</surname><given-names>Anurag</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Singh</surname><given-names>Anand Kumar</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>22</day><month>09</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>8)</volume><issue/><fpage>95</fpage><lpage>99</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Introduction: proximal one-third of tibial fractures are fairly commonly seen nowadays. Their geometry makes them prone to angular deformities. The use of a Poller or Blocking screw along with an intramedullary nail helps in avoiding these angular deformities and malunion. In this study, we aim to evaluate the functional and radiological outcomes of proximal one-third fractures of tibia managed with an intramedullary nail and a Poller screw. Material and Method: This study was conducted between 2017-2019 and a total of 14 patients were operated and followed up. Their demographic, pre and postoperative data were recorded and assessed. For functional outcomes, the knee range of motion and Rasmussen functional scoring system was used. Result: The mean union time was 9.8 weeks and 3 cases had __ampersandsignlt;5__ampersandsigndeg; of varus, 10 cases had__ampersandsignlt;5__ampersandsignordm; valgus, and 1 patient developed varus of +7.08o. Rasmussen__ampersandsignrsquo;s Functional Scores were excellent or good in 71% of patients. Superficial wound infection was seen in 1 patient who subsided uneventfully. Conclusion: Use of Poller screw is very effective in the prevention of angular deformities in case of proximal one-third fractures of tibia managed with intramedullary nailing.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd> Poller Screw</kwd><kwd> Blocking Screw</kwd><kwd> Proximal Tibia Fractures</kwd><kwd> Tibia metaphyseal Fractures</kwd><kwd> Intramedullary Nailing.</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
