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Removal of a broken locking screw from the intramedullary canal using a sliding knot
Kyung-Cheon Kim1, June-Kyu Lee, Deuk-Soo Hwang
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea. kckim@cnuh.co.kr
Abstract:
A locking screw lost in the intramedullary canal during extraction of an intramedullary nail is not an uncommon problem. This report describes a simple procedure using sliding wire knot and an Ender nail for removing a broken locking screw from the intramedullary canal. This method allows the easy removal of a broken locking screw from the intramedullary canal without a special instrument.
