Failure on attempted removal of a Gamma nail in two young patients.
We experienced failures in attempting to remove a Gamma nail and a long Gamma nail, both of which were used for fixation of a subtrochanteric fracture in two young patients. We suspect that new bone forms in the notch, which is located beneath the screw thread in the lag screw, and causes jamming of the lag screw in young patients after fracture consolidation.
Yang
Kyu Hyun
KH
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Taegu Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
Byun
Young Soo
YS
Park
Hui Wan
HW
Park
Seong Jin
SJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D020878:Device Removal; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography