Ball tipped guide wire for broken nail removal: a case report.
Broken nail
Femur fracture
Guidewire
Intramedullary nail
Union
Journal
SICOT-J
ISSN: 2426-8887
Titre abrégé: SICOT J
Pays: France
ID NLM: 101675099
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
12
10
2020
accepted:
10
02
2021
entrez:
8
3
2021
pubmed:
9
3
2021
medline:
9
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A broken intramedullary nail is a well-known complication of non-union of femur shaft fractures. Numerous surgical techniques have been presented before in patients with non-union of long bone fractures. We report the surgical technique used to perform removal of the broken distal segment of a nail in a patient who achieved uneventful union after intramedullary nailing of closed femur shaft fracture. A ball-tipped guidewire was inserted through the broken segment of the femur nail. A pre-bend plain wire was then inserted. With the help of a vise-grip, both wires were twisted in order to make a secure handle between guidewires and a broken implant. With the help of a mallet upward-directed blows were applied to extract a broken segment of the nail. We found ball-tipped guidewire technique a useful and effective technique in removing the broken distal portion of the nail.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33683195
doi: 10.1051/sicotj/2021010
pii: sicotj200123
pmc: PMC7938723
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
10Informations de copyright
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2021.
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