title: Tips of the trade #39. Technique for removal of cannulated screws.
abstract: Cannulated screws should be removed with the least amount of traumatization to minimize postoperative pain, morbidity, and the use of intraoperative anesthesia. We describe a technique for the percutaneous removal of cannulated screws that has worked well in several patients.
authors.affiliation: Seton Hall University, School of Graduate Medical Education, Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ruoff
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D004839:Epiphyses, Slipped / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005270:Femur Head; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery