A novel surgical technique for removal of intramedullary nails when there is a failure of the proximal extraction device: report of two cases and review of literature.

Diaphyseal fractures of the tibia is a common injury with an incidence of 16.9/100000 population. Surgical treatment with intramedullary interlocking nail is the treatment of choice in closed diaphyseal tibial injuries. Removal of the nail is required in non-union, infected implant, implant failure or during exchange nailing procedure. Implant removal surgery presents some unique challenges to the Orthopaedic surgeons like broken nails, broken screws and failure of the extraction devices to engage with the threads of the nail due to stripping of the threads in the proximal part of the nail.
Source: Injury - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research
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