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Treatment with Locking Intramedullary Nailing for Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Femur Utilizing a New Awl with a Distal Positioner
Published on: June 6, 2025
Fracture of an elastic humeral nail. A case report
M G Smith1, R Hashmi, C F Elsworth
1Department of Orthopaedics, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, Lancashire, U.K. mgsmith@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
The use of elastic intramedullary nails for the treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the humerus has been associated with few complications. We report a fracture of an elastic Marchetti-Vicenzi nail used to treat a pathological fracture of the humerus. The failure of the intramedullary nail followed low-energy trauma and was presumably the end result of metal fatigue, as the original fracture had only healed after 13 months.
