[Distant migration of a broken Nystrom-Szulc nail used for hip arthrodesis].
A series of 14 arthritic patients who underwent Dickson hip arthrodesis with the use of Nyström-Szulc nail has been reviewed. In three patients these solid nails were broken and the fragments have migrated distantly. These cases are reported.
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Oddziału Chirurgii Ortopedyczno-Urazowej Szpitala ZOZ Zarzadu Słuzby Zdrowia MSW w Opolu.
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D000368:Aged; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000150:complications; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal