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Case Reports
Extraction of a supracondylar nail through the proximal femur during total hip arthroplasty.
- J E McGrory and R T Trousdale.
- Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, USA.
- Am J. Orthop. 2000 Apr 1;29(4):326-7.
AbstractWith the increasing popularity of supracondylar femoral intramedullary nails, removal of these devices may become necessary during total hip arthroplasty. The present article describes a technique for extracting these nails in a retrograde fashion through the proximal femur, thus sparing the patient a knee arthrotomy.
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