“Push back” technique: A simple method to remove broken drill bit from the proximal femur | Zendy

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“Push back” technique: A simple method to remove broken drill bit from the proximal femur

Author(s) -

Devendra Kumar Chouhan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

world journal of orthopedics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76

H-Index - 43

ISSN - 2218-5836

DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v6.i10.847

Subject(s) - drill , drill bit , instrumentation (computer programming) , bit (key) , medicine , simple (philosophy) , femur , drill hole , orthodontics , surgery , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , operating system , computer security

Broken drill bits can be difficult to remove from the proximal femur and may necessitate additional surgical exploration or special instrumentation. We present a simple technique to remove a broken drill bit that does not require any special instrumentation and can be accomplished through the existing incision. This technique is useful for those cases where the length of the broken drill bit is greater than the diameter of the bone.

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