Technique for removing a bent intramedullary femoral nail: A case report

Authors
Ohtsuka, H Yokoyama, K Tonegawa, M Higashi, K Itoman, M
Citation
H. Ohtsuka et al., Technique for removing a bent intramedullary femoral nail: A case report, J ORTHOP TR, 15(4), 2001, pp. 299-301
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
ISSN journal
08905339 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
299 - 301
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-5339(200105)15:4<299:TFRABI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The authors present a case in which an interlocked intramedullary nail plac ed to secure a left femoral shaft fracture was deformed twelve months: afte r surgery because of secondary trauma. The nail was straightened by section ing through half of its diameter with a drill for metal under minimal soft tissue dissection, then removed and replaced with another nail. The femur s ubsequently healed without complications.