Authors: Ioannis Georgilas George Mouzopoulos Christina Neila Emmanuel Morakis Mathaios Tzurbakis
Publish Date: 2008/02/23
Volume: 129, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-205
Abstract
Breakage 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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