title: Retrieval of a broken intramedullary femoral nail.
abstract: A method of retrieval of the distal fragment of a broken intramedullary femoral nail is described. The procedure is simple and requires a steel drill, a standard nail extraction hook and a slotted hammer. The method was successfully used in two patients with ununited fractures of the femoral shaft in which the broken intramedullary nail had jammed in the distal fragment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation