title: [Minimally invasive removal of a broken femoral nail].
abstract: The removal of a broken femoral nail due to refracture or nonunion is always a surgeon's challenge. Especially the distal fragment is often difficult to remove. We describe here another minimally invasive and safe method using the antegrade and retrograde approach to the femur.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Unfallchirurgie, Plastische- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum, Göttingen. peter.balcarek@web.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balcarek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Burchhardt
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Stürmer
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome