Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Nail with a Narrow Hollow Using a Bulb-tipped Guide Wire and Kirschner Wire: A Case Report.
10.12671/jkfs.2010.23.4.377
- Author:
Moses LEE
1
;
Kyu Hyun YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kyang@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intramedullary nail;
Narrow hollow;
Bulb-tipped guide wire;
Kirschner wire
- MeSH:
Nails
- From:Journal of the Korean Fracture Society
2010;23(4):377-381
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
To report the unusual failure of proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) at the level of lag screw hole and introduce a simple technique for removal of a broken intramedullary nail with a narrow hollow using a bulb-tipped guide wire and Kirschner wire.
