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- Title
Removal of broken distal intramedullary nail with a simple method: a case report.
- Authors
Georgilas, Ioannis; Mouzopoulos, George; Neila, Christina; Morakis, Emmanuel; Tzurbakis, Mathaios
- Abstract
Breakage of the intramedullary nail has long been recognized as an uncommon complication of intamedullary nailing of long bones. Retrieval of the distal fragment of a broken nail is a challenging problem. The surgeon needs to be familiar with as many methods of distal fragment extraction as possible. Herein we report a case of broken intramedullay nail, which was removed with a small reamer, wedged into the distal segment of the nail.
- Subjects
INTRAMEDULLARY rods; REAMERS; NAILS (Anatomy); BONE fractures; SURGEONS; FRACTURE fixation
- Publication
Archives of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, 2009, Vol 129, Issue 2, p203
- ISSN
0936-8051
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00402-008-0595-9