• Acta Orthop Belg · Oct 2008

    The Fish Hook Technique of extracting broken intramedullary nails.

    • Mehool Acharya, Asef Alani, and Sami Almedghio.
    • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester. mez001@hotmail.com
    • Acta Orthop Belg. 2008 Oct 1; 74 (5): 686-8.

    AbstractRemoval of hardware in orthopaedic surgery is usually encountered in revision fracture surgery for non union, mal union, infection and peri-implant failure. If the hardware has broken this can make revision surgery even more demanding. Numerous techniques have been described to facilitate implant removal. A broken femoral nail is not an uncommon presentation of a delayed union or a non union. We describe a simple and innovative technique to remove the distal portion of broken intramedullary nails without causing any further trauma. This technique can be extended to include most hollow intramedullary nails.

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