Bent Intramedullary Femoral Nail: Surgical Technique of Removal and Reconstruction | Zendy

Vasileios I. Sakellariou | Zendy; Stamatis Kyriakopoulos | Zendy; Helias Kotoulas | Zendy; Ioannis Sofianos | Zendy

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Bent Intramedullary Femoral Nail: Surgical Technique of Removal and Reconstruction

Author(s) -

Vasileios I. Sakellariou,

Stamatis Kyriakopoulos,

Helias Kotoulas,

Ioannis Sofianos

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in orthopedics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6749

pISSN - 2090-6757

DOI - 10.1155/2011/614509

Subject(s) - intramedullary rod , medicine , osteotomy , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , femur , nail (fastener) , range of motion , bent molecular geometry , population , chemistry , materials science , environmental health , organic chemistry , metallurgy

A secondary high-velocity trauma to a previously stabilized femoral fracture with intramedullary nailing is rare. In this paper, we present the management of a 40-year-old man presented with a bent intramedullary nail due to secondary trauma. A lateral longitudinal femoral osteotomy was used for the resection of the distorted nail. The femur was reconstructed with a new nail, and the fixation of the osteotomy was achieved with plate and cerclage wires. Five months postrevision surgery, callus formation was evident and the patient regained a normal range of motion and gait, walking with a single cane.

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