Bent Intramedullary Femoral Nail: Surgical Technique of Removal and Reconstruction

A secondary high-velocity trauma to a previously stabilized femoral fracture with intramedullary nailing is rare. In this paper, we present the management of a 40-year-old man presented with a bent intramedullary nail due to secondary trauma. A lateral longitudinal femoral osteotomy was used for the...

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Main Authors: Vasileios I. Sakellariou, Stamatis Kyriakopoulos, Helias Kotoulas, Ioannis P. Sofianos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/614509
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