Breakage of Knowles pins used for femoral neck fractures.
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.
Lozano Requena
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Hospital Universitario La Fe, Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Valencia, Spain.
Bas Hermida
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Perez Belmonte
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Llabres
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Baixauli
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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