Removal of a broken intramedullary femoral nail with an unusual pattern of breakage: a case report

TY - JOUR

T1 - Removal of a broken intramedullary femoral nail with an unusual pattern of breakage: a case report

AU - Pretell-Mazzini, Juan A

AU - Authors, Additional

AU - Pretell, Juan

N1 - To the best of our knowledge, only 3 cases, including the present case, have been reported with a three part broken pattern. However, this is the first case associated with a distal locking screw broken. We report the case of a 31-year-old patient who sustained an open femoral shaft fracture .

PY - 2009/12

Y1 - 2009/12

UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19777163/

M3 - Article

VL - 4

JO - Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

JF - Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction

ER -