Technique for removing a bent intramedullary femoral nail: a case report.
The authors present a case in which an interlocked intramedullary nail placed to secure a left femoral shaft fracture was deformed twelve months after surgery because of secondary trauma. The nail was straightened by sectioning through half of its diameter with a drill for metal under minimal soft tissue dissection, then removed and replaced with another nail. The femur subsequently healed without complications.
Ohtsuka
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan.
Yokoyama
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K
Tonegawa
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Higashi
K
K
Itoman
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M
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation