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Breakage of a Lag Screw of Cephalomedullary Nail: A Technique of Removal

A broken lag screw of the cephalomedullary nail is a rare condition. Removal of the retained lag screw from the femoral head is also very challenging. This article describes a surgical technique and the modified instrument that was available in the operating room for removing the broken implant by c...

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Autores principales: Tantigate, Direk, Riansuwan, Kongkhet, Mahaisavariya, Banchong, Sukjaitham, Kitichai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4515469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26217475
http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2015.7.2.261