Incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thigh

We report a case with implant failure after nailing of an unstable pertrochanteric fracture with dynamic hip screw. The patient presented with a medial sided thigh pain at 5 years after the surgery. Plain radiographs showed nonunion of the fracture with distant migration of assembled hip screw and s...

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Main Authors: Saeed Solooki, Amir Reza Vosoughi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES 2018-03-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X1730202X
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description We report a case with implant failure after nailing of an unstable pertrochanteric fracture with dynamic hip screw. The patient presented with a medial sided thigh pain at 5 years after the surgery. Plain radiographs showed nonunion of the fracture with distant migration of assembled hip screw and side plate to the subcutaneous area of the inner thigh. Keywords: Dynamic hip screw, Intertrochanteric fracture, Nonunion, Implant failure, Broken device
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spelling doaj.art-288c1bf6808d44c68919d58bd18ada1e2023-02-15T16:18:29ZengAVESActa Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica1017-995X2018-03-01522154156Incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thighSaeed Solooki0Amir Reza Vosoughi1Bone and Joint Diseases Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chamran Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranCorresponding author.; Bone and Joint Diseases Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chamran Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranWe report a case with implant failure after nailing of an unstable pertrochanteric fracture with dynamic hip screw. The patient presented with a medial sided thigh pain at 5 years after the surgery. Plain radiographs showed nonunion of the fracture with distant migration of assembled hip screw and side plate to the subcutaneous area of the inner thigh. Keywords: Dynamic hip screw, Intertrochanteric fracture, Nonunion, Implant failure, Broken devicehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X1730202X
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Incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thigh
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title Incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thigh
title_full Incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thigh
title_fullStr Incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thigh
title_full_unstemmed Incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thigh
title_short Incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thigh
title_sort incredible position of broken sliding dynamic hip screw implant in the medial of thigh
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X1730202X
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