[The nailing of fractures of the diaphysis of the femur by Kuntsher's method. A report of 44 cases].

The authors advocate the technique of blind medullary nailing with reaming of the medullary canal followed by a several weeks-traction in the treatment of compound fractures of the femoral shaft. This method is specially indicated in bursts of the bone, when no stability can be obtained after osteosynthesis and was used in 44 cases. In the same time blind nailing without traction was applied to 272 cases. The results were: sepsis: 0; non-unions: 0; malunions: 5; stiff knees: 3.