Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of Literature
We report a 20-year-old Chinese female who presented with severe limping because of nonunion of her right proximal femoral fracture. The radiographs showed an intramedullary femoral nail fractured through one of its proximal locking holes. We successfully treated her by exchanging the intramedullary...
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| description | We report a 20-year-old Chinese female who presented with severe limping because of nonunion of her right proximal femoral fracture. The radiographs showed an intramedullary femoral nail fractured through one of its proximal locking holes. We successfully treated her by exchanging the intramedullary nail and grafting with autogenous bone. A transarticular retrograde technique was employed for the removal of the broken nail since it could not be removed by standard conventional techniques. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0b55f2d388b4679b7cb8916cda402bb2022-12-21T19:28:16ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation2210-49172011-12-01152656710.1016/j.jotr.2011.04.009Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of LiteratureHing-Cheong WongSik-Chung ChiuWe report a 20-year-old Chinese female who presented with severe limping because of nonunion of her right proximal femoral fracture. The radiographs showed an intramedullary femoral nail fractured through one of its proximal locking holes. We successfully treated her by exchanging the intramedullary nail and grafting with autogenous bone. A transarticular retrograde technique was employed for the removal of the broken nail since it could not be removed by standard conventional techniques.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491711000388broken nailremovaltransarticular retrograde technique |
| spellingShingle | Hing-Cheong Wong Sik-Chung Chiu Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of Literature Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation broken nail removal transarticular retrograde technique |
| title | Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | removal of a broken intramedullary femoral nail by transarticular retrograde technique a case report and review of literature |
| topic | broken nail removal transarticular retrograde technique |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491711000388 |
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