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Foot & ankle specialist · Aug 2015
ReviewPictorial Review and Basic Principles of Foot and Ankle Hardware Extraction.
- Matthew R Wagoner, Corine L Creech, Christine K Nolan, and Andrew J Meyr.
- Department of Podiatric Surgery, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Foot Ankle Spec. 2015 Aug 1; 8 (4): 305-13.
UnlabelledThis pictorial review presents basic principles of the types of hardware extraction commonly encountered in foot and ankle surgical practice. We review the indications, contraindications and complications of hardware removal including pain, intra-articular fixation, and carcinogenesis, as well as special considerations in pediatric patients and in the setting of infection. Figures are then used to describe the appropriate techniques for use of the screwdriver shafts, conical extraction screws, extraction bolts, hollow reamers, and other instruments found in most hardware extraction sets.Levels Of EvidenceTherapeutic, Level V: Expert opinion.© 2015 The Author(s).
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