title: New Technique for Removal of the Ulnar Intramedullary Nail Failed to Remove: Broken Assembly Piece in the Nail.
abstract: Methods about removal of intramedullary nail in complicated cases were reported in some literatures but there are no reports about nail removal in the ulna. The authors would like to report such a case and the technique. We removed bone of the inlet site and created another bony window using an osteotome to expose the interlocking screw holes. Only a bony window the size of 2 inter-interlocking holes at the most proximal part of the nail can be used to remove the nail with minimal damage of the triceps brachii tendon and soft tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Woong
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Hak
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Bum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Moo
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Gyun
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Doo Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: You Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014457:Ulna / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Device removal; Intramedullary nailing