We treated eleven non-unions of a supracondylar fracture of the femur
with application of a bone graft and fixation with a Kuntscher
intramedullary rod driven across the knee joint. In ten of the eleven
patients the fracture united and the patients obtained stability, relief of
pain, and, in two patients, an increased range of motion of the knee. Most
surgeons use the blade-plate or the compression screw for fixation, but the
intramedullary nail may be a better device and may simplifty the surgical
procedure.