Removal of a Broken Intramedullary Femoral Nail by Transarticular Retrograde Technique—A Case Report and Review of Literature

We report a 20-year-old Chinese female who presented with severe limping because of nonunion of her right proximal femoral fracture. The radiographs showed an intramedullary femoral nail fractured through one of its proximal locking holes. We successfully treated her by exchanging the intramedullary...

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Main Authors: Hing-Cheong Wong, Sik-Chung Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491711000388