Treatment of deformed tibial intramedullary nail: report of two cases

Abstract

Fixation of long-bone fractures using high-tensile-strength intramedullary nails is now a well-established form of treatment. A high-energy injury may deform and angulate such nails. Such incidents are rare-only two cases have previously been reported in the literature. We report the cases of two patients with deformed intramedullary tibial nails as the result of second injury to the same leg. The bent nails were removed in the conventional manner despite the straight intramedullary canal.