Volume: 2 Issue: 3
Year: 2014, Page: 34-36,
Bending of an intramedullary nail occurs due to various reasons. Bending of femoral nail due to trivial trauma in young patients is rare. Removal of a bent nail is a challenging task. In this paper, we present the management of a young patient who sustained trivial trauma and presented with a bent nail. The bent nail was corrected under image intensifier, under spinal anaesthesia prior to scrubbing on the table. Then the nail was removed through the previous surgical incision and fixation done by exchange nailing with 1 mm more diameter intramedullary nail. Post revision surgery, there was no limb length discrepancy and the patient was able to walk with partial weight bearing with a walker.
Keywords: Bent intramedullary nail, Femur
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