End caps for the intramedullary nail: a help or a hindrance?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
End caps on intramedullary nails are intended to facilitate removal and to allow length adjustment of the nail in situ. A case is reported in which the end cap made nail removal technically more difficult.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Nails
- Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
- Humeral Fractures
- Osseointegration
- Prosthesis Failure
Anatomy
- humerus