A new technique for removal of an incarcerated expandable femoral nail.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s11999-009-1022-4 and PMC identifier 2853664.
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Abstract
Removal of intramedullary nails often is relegated to younger surgeons but may be difficult and challenging. We describe difficulties with removal of an incarcerated expandable femoral nail and a new technique for retrograde mobilization of an intramedullary nail through a small infrapatellar incision. No special device was necessary for successful implant removal. Level V, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Nails
- Device Removal
- Femoral Fractures
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Anatomy
- femur