title: Hip screw lateral migration with no cut-out or non-union implication: a case report.
abstract: Hip screw migration of peritrochanteric fracture fixation devices is a described complication in English literature. Medial migration occupies the majority of these cases whereas lateral migration is rare. We report the case of an 85-year-old woman whose intramedullary osteosynthesis of a trochanteric fracture was complicated by hip screw lateral migration. Mobilization was not influenced and no cut-out or non-union was detected. The migrated hip screw was easily removed and the discomfort vanished. The need for adequate surgical technique and radiographic examination after re-injuries even if the patient remains ambulatory is emphasised.
authors.affiliation: 1st Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Department "Evangelismos" General Hospital of Athens Lontou 12, Palea Penteli, 15236, Athens, Greece. lasagrc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lasanianos
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mouzopoulos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Georgilas