title: End caps for the intramedullary nail: a help or a hindrance?
abstract: End caps on intramedullary nails are intended to facilitate removal and to allow length adjustment of the nail in situ. A case is reported in which the end cap made nail removal technically more difficult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Atkins
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation