Removal of the retained fragment of broken solid nails by the intra-medullary route
P V Giannoudis1, S J Matthews, R M Smith
1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, LS9 7TF, Leeds, UK.
Abstract:
The development of solid nails has not eliminated the risk of occasional nail failure. It has been suggested that subsequent intra-medullary removal of solid nail fragment may be virtually impossible and thus major surgery is required for their revision. We report two cases of hardware failure of a solid intra-medullary nail (Synthes solid femoral and tibial nail) and describe their successful intra-medullary removal using the Synthes extraction kit.
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