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- Tan Peilin Cheryl Marise, Huang Yilun, Yeo Kuei Siong Andy, and Chua Thai Chong David.
- Changi General Hospital, Singapore, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore 529889, Singapore. Electronic address: cherylfrancescatan@gmail.com.
- Injury. 2020 Jun 1; 51 (6): 1397-1402.
ObjectiveWe describe a novel technique for removing broken intra-medullary femoral nails METHODS: This technique involves the initial removal of the blade, screw at proximal femur, and proximal part of the broken nail. A hole is then drilled in the remnant nail and a cerclage wire passed into the hole. The distal interlocking screw is then removed, before removing the nail.ResultsIn these case studies, the nail was removed from the patients using the technique of drilling a hole into the remnant nail and passing a cerclage wire through for removal, without any complications.ConclusionThe method described is easy, replicable, and requires only a steel drill, cerclage wires, nail extraction hook and slotted hammer.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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