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Case Reports
. 1995 Oct;26(8):531-2.
doi: 10.1016/0020-1383(95)00103-g.

Multiple guide wire technique for removal of the short distal fragment of a fractured intramedullary nail

R G Middleton  1 , I S McNab, A Hashemi-Nejad, M H Noordeen
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Case Reports

Multiple guide wire technique for removal of the short distal fragment of a fractured intramedullary nail

R G Middleton et al. Injury. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

A method of removing a short distal fragment of a fractured intramedullary nail, using impacted olive-tipped guide wires, is described. We have used this technique with success when there has been a very short segment of nail left distally. This method gives improved grip and control of alignment of the nail fragment during extraction.

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