Adel EBRAHIMPOUR, Farsad BIGLARI, Mehrdad SADIGHI, Rodrigo PESANTEZ

How to extract a broken cephalomedullary nail safely? A case presentation and review of the literature

Application rate of cephalomedullary nails in treatment of pertrochanteric fractures has been increased. Althoughcephalomedullary nail breakage is rare, the occurrence is catastrophic and removingdistal fragment of the broken nail isalways a challenging issue. Many techniques have been described for extracting broken nails, but most of them are used forconventional femoral nails. Furthermore, many of these techniques require specific extraction devices. Herein, we introducea simple technique to remove the distal fragment of broken cephalomedullary nail with the least equipment requirements.

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