title: Removal of a broken intramedullary nail with a narrow hollow.
abstract: This report describes a technique for removal of a broken interlocking intramedullary nail with a small diameter and narrow hollow using a modified smooth guide wire.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Kangnamgu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Si Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyu Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Je Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged