TY - JOUR
T1 - Hardware removal
T2 - Tips & techniques in revision fracture surgery
AU - Stafford, Paul
AU - Norris, Brent L.
AU - Nowotarski, Peter J.
PY - 2002/12/1
Y1 - 2002/12/1
N2 - Revision-fracture surgery is a commonly encountered indication for hardware removal in an orthopaedic trauma practice and includes cases on nonunion, malunion, infection, peri-implant fracture, and pre-arthroplasty surgery. It is during these often technically demanding cases that broken hardware is encountered and special techniques are often required to facilitate implant removal. The operating surgeon should be knowledgeable on techniques for removing stripped or broken hardware and be equipped with the proper instruments to expedite the procedure. We review common problems and current techniques for removing broken and bent intramedullary nails, nails with broken or stripped extraction devices, broken and stripped screws, broken interlocking screws, and various cannulated screws.
AB - Revision-fracture surgery is a commonly encountered indication for hardware removal in an orthopaedic trauma practice and includes cases on nonunion, malunion, infection, peri-implant fracture, and pre-arthroplasty surgery. It is during these often technically demanding cases that broken hardware is encountered and special techniques are often required to facilitate implant removal. The operating surgeon should be knowledgeable on techniques for removing stripped or broken hardware and be equipped with the proper instruments to expedite the procedure. We review common problems and current techniques for removing broken and bent intramedullary nails, nails with broken or stripped extraction devices, broken and stripped screws, broken interlocking screws, and various cannulated screws.
KW - Broken interlocking screw
KW - Broken intramedullary nail
KW - Broken screw
KW - Hardware removal
KW - Stripped cortical screw
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U2 - 10.1097/00013611-200212000-00016
DO - 10.1097/00013611-200212000-00016
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0042622644
SN - 0885-9698
VL - 17
SP - 522
EP - 530
JO - Techniques in Orthopaedics
JF - Techniques in Orthopaedics
IS - 4
ER -