title: Extraction of a supracondylar nail through the proximal femur during total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: With the increasing popularity of supracondylar femoral intramedullary nails, removal of these devices may become necessary during total hip arthroplasty. The present article describes a technique for extracting these nails in a retrograde fashion through the proximal femur, thus sparing the patient a knee arthrotomy.
authors.affiliation: Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McGrory
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Trousdale
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001858:Bone Nails; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans