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. 2003 Mar;34(3):229-31.
doi: 10.1016/s0020-1383(02)00004-9.

An aid to femoral nail removal

J Ciampolini  1 , K S Eyres
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An aid to femoral nail removal

J Ciampolini et al. Injury. 2003 Mar.

Abstract

We describe a novel technique to aid the removal of a proximally inserted femoral nail by using a guide wire and the starter reamer. By reaming through the scar tissue, a cylindrical track is created and the threaded top end of the nail is exposed. The soft tissue dissection is therefore limited to the absolute minimum with no further damage to the hip abductors.

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