Retrieval of a broken intramedullary nail.
This is a report of an improvised useful instrument for retrieving the distal fragment of a fractured intramedullary nail. Using a modified Kuntscher reaming guide and closed technique, the method was successfully used in three cases.
D001858:Bone Nails; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment