title: Technique for treatment of a bent Russell-Taylor femoral nail.
abstract: A case is presented in which a 14-mm Russell-Taylor intramedullary nail, placed to secure a right femoral shaft fracture, was deformed 22 months postoperatively by subsequent trauma. The nail was straightened in situ, removed, and replaced with a larger nail. The femur subsequently healed without complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0153.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ramser
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D001858:Bone Nails; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation