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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Feb 2009
Case ReportsRemoval of broken distal intramedullary nail with a simple method: a case report.
- Ioannis Georgilas, George Mouzopoulos, Christina Neila, Emmanuel Morakis, and Mathaios Tzurbakis.
- Orthopaedic Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece .
- Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2009 Feb 1; 129 (2): 203-5.
AbstractBreakage of the intramedullary nail has long been recognized as an uncommon complication of intamedullary nailing of long bones. Retrieval of the distal fragment of a broken nail is a challenging problem. The surgeon needs to be familiar with as many methods of distal fragment extraction as possible. Herein we report a case of broken intramedullay nail, which was removed with a small reamer, wedged into the distal segment of the nail.
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