Breakage of Intramedullary Femoral Guide Rod during Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
We report a rare complication during primary total knee arthroplasty. An intramedullary femoral guide rod was broken during insertion. The broken part jammed into the isthmus of the femur. An initial attempt to push the broken rod via the proximal femur by a guide wire to the distal femur was unsucc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2006-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900601400121 |