Fig. 3

The view of the surgical procedure for this patient are shown in Fig. 2. a The “plane a” view showed that the shortening of the limb and lateral displacement of the fragment were nearly resolved after adducted traction on the fracture table. b The “plane b” view shows that the sagittal geometry was unstable and that the proximal fragment was flexed while the distal fragment sagged posteriorly. c The anterior-posterior displacement was reduced with two long, curved haemostatic forceps utilizing the lever principle. d The intraoperative photograph and e anterior-posterior and f lateral X-rays showed that the reduction was maintained by the 2 interlocking haemostatic forceps during the insertion of the IM nail. g After IM nailing. h Minimally invasive incision