Novel Strategy for Incarcerated Broken Broach Retrieval in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Sanjay Agarwala1, Avinashdev D Upadhyay1, Mayank Vijayvargiya1

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Summary

A femoral broach fractured during total hip arthroplasty (THA). A minimally invasive technique using a cortical window and nail extractor successfully removed the fractured broach without complications.