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Breakage of a lag screw of cephalomedullary nail: A technique of removal

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2015-01-01

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Article

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20054408
2005291X

DOI

10.4055/cios.2015.7.2.261

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2-s2.0-84929916497

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Mahidol University

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Bibliographic Citation

CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery. Vol.7, No.2 (2015), 261-263

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Direk Tantigate, Kongkhet Riansuwan, Banchong Mahaisavariya, Kitichai Sukjaitham Breakage of a lag screw of cephalomedullary nail: A technique of removal. CiOS Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery. Vol.7, No.2 (2015), 261-263. doi:10.4055/cios.2015.7.2.261 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/36743

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Breakage of a lag screw of cephalomedullary nail: A technique of removal

Author(s)

Direk Tantigate
 Kongkhet Riansuwan
 Banchong Mahaisavariya
 Kitichai Sukjaitham

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Mahidol University

Abstract

© 2015 by The Korean Orthopaedic Association. A broken lag screw of the cephalomedullary nail is a rare condition. Removal of the retained lag screw from the femoral head is also very challenging. This article describes a surgical technique and the modified instrument that was available in the operating room for removing the broken implant by closed technique.

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Medicine

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