METHOD FOR REMOVING BROKEN PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAILS USING EXISTING SCREW HOLE

The use of intramedullary nailing to treat proximal femoral fractures has increased in recent years. Nail breakage is a rare complication of intramedullary nailing of the femur, and generally occurs at the non-united fracture site. Removal of the distal fragment of a broken nail is a challenging pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: MAN, CHO HONG, BAE, MIN WOONG
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: ATHA EDITORA 2018
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Technical Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6025502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977150
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-785220182601148079
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Sumario:The use of intramedullary nailing to treat proximal femoral fractures has increased in recent years. Nail breakage is a rare complication of intramedullary nailing of the femur, and generally occurs at the non-united fracture site. Removal of the distal fragment of a broken nail is a challenging problem. In this article, the authors describe the methods used to remove strongly fixed broken intramedullary nails. Level of Evidence IV; Case series.

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