title: Ectopic bone formation due to a distal venting hole in intramedullary nailing.
abstract: A case report is presented on ectopic bone formation around a distal venting hole drilled in the femur to prevent pulmonary embolism. We no longer recommend this technique, because it is ineffective and has its own complications.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, U.Z. Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verfaillie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stuyck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005269:Femur; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography