title: Simplified extraction of broken femoral stems. A brief technical note.
abstract: A simple and inexpensive technique for extracting the retained distal portion of broken femoral stems is described. After removing the loose prosthetic head fragment and surrounding cement, needle-nosed pliers are used to grab the edges of the exposed distal stem. A vise-grip locking wrench is then applied tightly to the pliers to allow axial extraction with mallet blows.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bone and Joint Disorders, Phoenix, Arizona 85012.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kozinn
mesh_terms: D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation / Q000295:instrumentation