A simple technique to remove a bent femoral intramedullary nail and broken interlocking screw

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 435-438

  Sonanis, Sanjay V ^a   Lampard, Andrina L ^a   Kamat, Nandan ^a   Shaikh, Muhammad R ^a   Beard, David J ^a  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERLOCKING NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547879343     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318076b4be     Document Type: Article

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