Removal of the retained fragment of broken solid nails by the intra-medullary route.
The development of solid nails has not eliminated the risk of occasional nail failure. It has been suggested that subsequent intra-medullary removal of solid nail fragment may be virtually impossible and thus major surgery is required for their revision. We report two cases of hardware failure of a solid intra-medullary nail (Synthes solid femoral and tibial nail) and describe their successful intra-medullary removal using the Synthes extraction kit.
Giannoudis
P V
PV
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, LS9 7TF, Leeds, UK.
Matthews
S J
SJ
Smith
R M
RM
D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*