An unpredictable complication of femoral reaming: When the reamer gets stuck

Intramedullary nailing has become the gold standard in surgical treatment for long bones shaft fractures. Many intraoperative complications may occur. We report an unusual complication of trapped bone fragments between the reamer and the cortex during intramedullary nailing of a simple femur shaft f...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Jlidi, Walid Bouaicha, Selim Daas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644023001565