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J W Lim1, T E McMillan1, I M Stevenson1
1Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, UK.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
|February 9, 2021
Abstract:
Instrument breakage during orthopaedic procedures is relatively uncommon, but it remains a challenging problem to orthopaedic surgeons. We report a case of a broken guidewire during intramedullary nail fixation of a proximal femur fracture with subtrochanteric extension. We also report a simple yet effective technique for removal of a broken guidewire from the medulla of the proximal femur without causing much iatrogenic trauma.

