Open AccessTFNA Implant Failure with Helical Blade Cut-out
Author(s) -
Sanjay Agarwala,
Mayank Vijayvargiya,
Tej Shah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-3817
pISSN - 2250-0685
DOI - 10.13107/jocr.2020.v10.i09.1904
Subject(s) - medicine , implant , femur , nail (fastener) , femoral head , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , kirschner wire , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , internal fixation , materials science , population , geometry , environmental health , mathematics , metallurgy
Trochanteric femoral nail-advanced (TFNA) was introduced in the market with better nail design, better alloy (titanium molybdenum) and both sliding and static locking options of the helical blade. Although, it was devised to overcome the shortcomings of roximal Femoral Nail Anti-rotation (PFNA), it still can have complications, if the principles of fracture management are not met. Here, we report a case of a TFNA implant failure with helical blade cut-out in an elderly osteoporotic patient treated for inter-trochanteric femur fracture. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of helical blade cut-out wit TFNA nail in world literature.