Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing

Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing

【Abstract】Intramedullary interlocking nailing is the gold standard for treatment of tibial shaft fractures. The growing use of intramedullary nailing has resulted in an increased number of tibial nailing in daily clinical practice. Despite adequate surgeon experience, tibial nailing is not with...

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Main Authors: Meena Sanjay, Trikha Vivek, Saini Pramod, Kumar Rakesh, Chowdhary Buddhadev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-08-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Online Access:http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/434
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spelling doaj-85780525767a4ea2ac8466a74a8858052020-11-25T00:05:39ZengElsevierChinese Journal of Traumatology1008-12752013-08-01164243245246Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailingMeena SanjayTrikha VivekSaini PramodKumar RakeshChowdhary Buddhadev【Abstract】Intramedullary interlocking nailing is the gold standard for treatment of tibial shaft fractures. The growing use of intramedullary nailing has resulted in an increased number of tibial nailing in daily clinical practice. Despite adequate surgeon experience, tibial nailing is not without complications if proper techniques are not followed. A case of iatrogenic talar neck and medial malleolus frac-tures during intramedullary nailing of tibia in a 24-year-old male is reported. It is believed to be caused by forceful hammering of insertion zig with foot dorsiflexed. To the best of our knowledge, no such case has been reported in the literature. It is possible to reduce the risk of this complica-tion by adoption of preventive measures. Key words: Tibial fracture; Talus; Fracture fixation, intramedullaryhttp://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/434
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author Meena Sanjay
Trikha Vivek
Saini Pramod
Kumar Rakesh
Chowdhary Buddhadev
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Trikha Vivek
Saini Pramod
Kumar Rakesh
Chowdhary Buddhadev
Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
author_facet Meena Sanjay
Trikha Vivek
Saini Pramod
Kumar Rakesh
Chowdhary Buddhadev
author_sort Meena Sanjay
title Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing
title_short Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing
title_full Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing
title_fullStr Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing
title_full_unstemmed Orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing
title_sort orthopaedic surgeon’s nightmare: iatrogenic fractures of talus and medial malleolus following tibial nailing
publisher Elsevier
series Chinese Journal of Traumatology
issn 1008-1275
publishDate 2013-08-01
description 【Abstract】Intramedullary interlocking nailing is the gold standard for treatment of tibial shaft fractures. The growing use of intramedullary nailing has resulted in an increased number of tibial nailing in daily clinical practice. Despite adequate surgeon experience, tibial nailing is not without complications if proper techniques are not followed. A case of iatrogenic talar neck and medial malleolus frac-tures during intramedullary nailing of tibia in a 24-year-old male is reported. It is believed to be caused by forceful hammering of insertion zig with foot dorsiflexed. To the best of our knowledge, no such case has been reported in the literature. It is possible to reduce the risk of this complica-tion by adoption of preventive measures. Key words: Tibial fracture; Talus; Fracture fixation, intramedullary
url http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/434
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