title: Bent femoral intramedullary nails: a report of two cases with need for urgent removal.
abstract: Two cases of bent intramedullary femoral nail removal are presented. Both patients had to be operated, for different reasons, as soon as possible. A metal cutting blade was used as an option for partial or full sectioning of the nails. For both cases, a lateral approach was required. For one case, this approach had to be combined with a small anteromedial incision so that the blade could move across the thigh. One nail was removed in one piece and the other in two pieces separately. Both nails were exchanged with other interlocked nails. Both fractures healed without complications despite the extensive and relatively traumatic approach. Our rationale for nail sectioning depending on angulation elements is presented and proposed.
authors: 4th Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors: Vasilios
authors: V
authors: Nicolaides
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Thriasio General Hospital, Gennimata Ave., 19200, Magula, Athens, Greece. bpolyzois@yahoo.com.
authors: Vasilios
authors: V
authors: Polyzois
authors: 4th Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors: Apostolos
authors: A
authors: Tzoutzopoulos
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Thriasio General Hospital, Gennimata Ave., 19200, Magula, Athens, Greece.
authors: Panayotis
authors: P
authors: Stavlas
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Thriasio General Hospital, Gennimata Ave., 19200, Magula, Athens, Greece.
authors: Theodoros B
authors: TB
authors: Grivas
authors: 1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University of Athens, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors: Dimitrios
authors: D
authors: Korres
keywords: Bent nail; Deformity correction; Fracture healing; Intramedullary nailing; Nail exchange