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Abstract
A method of retrieval of the distal fragment of a broken intramedullary femoral nail
is described. The procedure is simple and requires a steel drill, a standard nail
extraction hook and a slotted hammer. The method was successfully used in two patients
with ununited fractures of the femoral shaft in which the broken intramedullary nail
had jammed in the distal fragment.
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 24,
1991
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© 1992 Published by Elsevier Inc.
