A technique for removal of broken cannulated tricortical syndesmotic screws.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Breakage rates of tricortical syndesmotic screws after weight bearing range from 10% to 29%. Removal of the portion of the broken screw buried within the tibia often proves quite difficult. We report a new technique to remove a broken cannulated syndesmotic screw. This technique is simple, time saving, and less traumatic than previously reported methods of broken syndesmotic screw removal.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Screws
- Device Removal
- Prosthesis Failure
- Tibia
Anatomy
- tibia