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. 2009 Mar;91(2):169-70.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2009.91.2.169.

A technique for the removal of the distal part of a broken intramedullary nail

S M Blake  1
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A technique for the removal of the distal part of a broken intramedullary nail

S M Blake. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009 Mar.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
An olive tipped wire is passed through distal fragment of nail.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A second wire is passed through distal fragment of nail.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The olive tipped wire is withdrawn and is shown to impinge against the second wire and the outer tip of nail.
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