Removal of a Broken Cannulated Intramedullary Nail: Review of the Literature and a Case Report of a New Technique

Nonunion of long bones fixed with nails may result in implant failure. Removal of a broken intramedullary nail may be a real challenge. Many methods have been described to allow for removal of the broken piece of the nail. In this paper, we are reviewing the different techniques to extract a broken...

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Main Authors: Amr A. Abdelgawad, Enes Kanlic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/461703