Failure of a Rotation Control Gamma 3 Lag Screw Used to Treat a Trochanteric Fracture
- Author:
Kyungho CHOI
1
;
Yongtae KIM
;
Shicheng ZHOU
;
Jihyo HWANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Lag screw; Gamma 3 nail; Trochanteric fracture
- MeSH: Female; Femur; Humans
- From:Hip & Pelvis 2018;30(2):129-133
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Gamma 3 rotation control lag screws (U-blade) are particularly useful when treating rotational and unstable fractures of the proximal femur. A 93-year-old woman who underwent closed reduction of a trochanteric fracture and internal fixation with a Gamma 3 nail rotation control lag screw. The patient presented with metal failure and U-blade bending following a fall occurring 4 weeks after surgery. Here, we present a case report summarizing removal of the failed lag screw.
