Abstract
CASE: A 65-year-old man previously treated by intramedullary nailing for a left tibial shaft fracture presented 6 years later with an open refracture of his left tibia after a motorcycle accident. Treatment required extraction of the bent nail before revision nailing. CONCLUSIONS: Extraction of deformed intramedullary devices is a skill that will continue to be demanded of orthopaedic surgeons. In this case, standard extraction though the entry point proved successful. Standard extraction offers the safest form of removal and should be contemplated before considering more morbid methods of extraction while examining the fracture's morphology and the device's deformity.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | e0385 |
| Journal | JBJS case connector |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2019 |
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- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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Extraction of a Bent Tibial Nail After Refracture : A Case Report. / McChesney, Grant R.; Gurbani, Barkha N.; Hagedorn, John C.
In: JBJS case connector, Vol. 9, No. 3, 01.07.2019, p. e0385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Extraction of a Bent Tibial Nail After Refracture
T2 - A Case Report
AU - McChesney, Grant R.
AU - Gurbani, Barkha N.
AU - Hagedorn, John C.
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - CASE: A 65-year-old man previously treated by intramedullary nailing for a left tibial shaft fracture presented 6 years later with an open refracture of his left tibia after a motorcycle accident. Treatment required extraction of the bent nail before revision nailing. CONCLUSIONS: Extraction of deformed intramedullary devices is a skill that will continue to be demanded of orthopaedic surgeons. In this case, standard extraction though the entry point proved successful. Standard extraction offers the safest form of removal and should be contemplated before considering more morbid methods of extraction while examining the fracture's morphology and the device's deformity.
AB - CASE: A 65-year-old man previously treated by intramedullary nailing for a left tibial shaft fracture presented 6 years later with an open refracture of his left tibia after a motorcycle accident. Treatment required extraction of the bent nail before revision nailing. CONCLUSIONS: Extraction of deformed intramedullary devices is a skill that will continue to be demanded of orthopaedic surgeons. In this case, standard extraction though the entry point proved successful. Standard extraction offers the safest form of removal and should be contemplated before considering more morbid methods of extraction while examining the fracture's morphology and the device's deformity.
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JO - JBJS Case Connector
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