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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg
; 129(2): 203-5, 2009 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18297295
RESUMO
Breakage of the intramedullary nail has long been recognized as an uncommon complication of intamedullary nailing of long bones. Retrieval of the distal fragment of a broken nail is a challenging problem. The surgeon needs to be familiar with as many methods of distal fragment extraction as possible. Herein we report a case of broken intramedullay nail, which was removed with a small reamer, wedged into the distal segment of the nail.