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Research Article| Volume 23, ISSUE 2, P129-130, 1992

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Retrieval of a broken intramedullary femoral nail

  • F.A. Khan
    Correspondence
    Requests for reprints should be addressed to: Dr Firoz Ahmed Khan, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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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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