J Korean Fract Soc.  2014 Oct;27(4):315-320. 10.12671/jkfs.2014.27.4.315.

Removal Methods for Broken Proximal Femoral Nails Using Ball Tip Guide Wire: Technical Note and Two Cases Report

• Park BJ
• Cho HM

• KMID: 2015488
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2014.27.4.315

Abstract

Recently, the use of intramedullary nailing for proximal femoral fractures has increased. Breakage of the nail usually occurs at the un-united fracture site, and it is a rare complication of intramedullary nailing of the femur. However, removal of the distal fragment of a broken nail is a challenging problem. Herein, the authors describe the methods used for removal of relatively fixed or strongly fixed broken intramedullary nails in two different cases.

Keyword

Femur; Trochanteric fractures; Broken nail

MeSH Terms

Femoral Fractures
Femur
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
Hip Fractures