title: Use of a Nancy nail to remove a broken intramedullary nail: A technical note.
abstract: Intramedullary (IM) nailing is a standard surgical technique for treating long bone diaphyseal fractures. However, one complication is breakage of the IM nail. Many methods have been reported for removing broken nails. We devised another technique, using a Nancy nail, for removing a broken IM nail and report on the surgical technique and a case involving the use of our method.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors: Young-Mo
authors: YM
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: longman76@hanmail.net.
authors: Yong-Bum
authors: YB
authors: Joo
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
authors: Ki-Young
authors: KY
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012086:Reoperation; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Breakage; Intramedullary nail; Nancy nail; Removal