title: A method for removing an incarcerated rod.
abstract: Occasionally during the insertion of an intramedullary (IM) rod, the rod becomes incarcerated, resistant to attempts to either advance or withdraw the nail. Infrequently, available equipment for withdrawal fails, and conventional methods for retrieval of the nail do not work. Such a situation is described, and a solution to the problem is offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, Minnesota.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Rutledge
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007053:Ice; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D007053:Ice