Extraction of a supracondylar nail through the proximal femur during total hip arthroplasty.
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.
McGrory
J E
JE
Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, USA.
Trousdale
R T
RT
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