Femoral intramedullary nail extraction using the kissing nail technique when primary measures fail
Hardware extraction is difficult for any surgeon, and extraction of older or broken nails with lower grade material poses even greater challenges. This technique is meant as an extra tool for avoidance of corticotomy when primary means for nail extraction have failed. We present 6 cases with 5 successful results.
Authors
- Joseph Brenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4961-7485)
- Rahul Vaidya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6870-6091)
- Emily Ren
- Kerellos Nasr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7054-0393)
- Eric Schweller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-6035)
- Jonathan Joiner
Institutions
- Detroit Medical Center (US)
- Garden City Community College (US)
- University of Toledo (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/oi9.0000000000000355
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wayne State University