title: Removal of a bent intramedullary nail in lower extremity: report of two cases and review of removal techniques.
abstract: Removal of a bent intramedullary nail (IMN) is a rare but challenging orthopedic problem. Several removal techniques have been described up to date; however, there is no extensive review and no algorithm to manage these cases in current literature. The purpose of this paper is to present two cases that presented with bent IMN and provide an algorithm for management of this rare complication.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Uncalı mahallesi Toroslar caddesi, Samut Comfort Palace E Blok No:2, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey. drozkankose@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ozkan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Uncalı mahallesi Toroslar caddesi, Samut Comfort Palace E Blok No:2, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Uncalı mahallesi Toroslar caddesi, Samut Comfort Palace E Blok No:2, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer Faruk
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Kilicaslan
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Uncalı mahallesi Toroslar caddesi, Samut Comfort Palace E Blok No:2, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: May
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Uncalı mahallesi Toroslar caddesi, Samut Comfort Palace E Blok No:2, Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil Yalcin
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yuksel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Bent; Broken; Complication; Femur; Intramedullary nailing; Tibia