METHOD FOR REMOVING BROKEN PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAILS USING EXISTING SCREW HOLE
ABSTRACT The use of intramedullary nailing to treat proximal femoral fractures has increased in recent years. Nail breakage is a rare complication of intramedullary nailing of the femur, and generally occurs at the non-united fracture site. Removal of the distal fragment of a broken nail is a challe...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Acta Ortopédica Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/aob/v26n1/1413-7852-aob-26-01-00072.pdf |