title: Breakage of Knowles pins used for femoral neck fractures.
abstract: We report the breakage of multiple Knowles pins in two patients with fractures of the femoral neck. The break occurred at the junction of the threaded and smooth sections of the pins before consolidation of the fracture.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario La Fe, Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lozano Requena
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bas Hermida
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perez Belmonte
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Llabres
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baixauli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation