Recalcitrant femoral pseudarthrosis healed with a torsionally stiff intramedullary nail.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of long-standing femoral pseudarthrosis was successfully treated by replacement of a torsionally less rigid intramedullary nail by one approximately 20 times more rigid. Complete union occurred 6 months after nail exchange.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Nails
- Femoral Fractures
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Postoperative Complications
- Pseudarthrosis
Anatomy
- femur