Research Article

Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report

Volume: 42 Number: 3 August 12, 2008
  • Dogan Bek
  • Bahtiyar Demiralp
  • Servet Tunay
  • Ali Sehirlioglu
  • Ali Atesalp
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Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report

Abstract

Intramedullary nailing is the gold standard for the treatment of diaphyseal femoral fractures. Bending of the nail secondary to trauma is a rare complication encountered in unhealed and comminuted fractures. A 23-year-old men was admitted with refracture of the right femoral shaft and a 32-degree bending of an inflatable intramedullary nail due to a fall, two months after the initial surgical treatment. The nail was first straightened by exerting an external force, which decreased the angulation to 10 degrees. Then, the fracture site was opened, the lateral wall of the nail was drilled, and one of the four metal bars of the nail was cut. This allowed complete straightening of the nail by the same maneuver and its removal. A new inflatable intramedullary nail was placed and union was achieved after four months. Tools that may be necessary to cut the nail partially or totally should be made available for removal of bent nails.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Dogan Bek This is me

Bahtiyar Demiralp This is me

Servet Tunay This is me

Ali Sehirlioglu This is me

Ali Atesalp This is me

Publication Date

August 12, 2008

Submission Date

May 10, 2014

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Year 2008 Volume: 42 Number: 3

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https://izlik.org/JA42NX88YD

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APA
Bek, D., Demiralp, B., Tunay, S., Sehirlioglu, A., & Atesalp, A. (2008). Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 42(3), 211-213. https://izlik.org/JA42NX88YD
AMA
1.Bek D, Demiralp B, Tunay S, Sehirlioglu A, Atesalp A. Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2008;42(3):211-213. https://izlik.org/JA42NX88YD
Chicago
Bek, Dogan, Bahtiyar Demiralp, Servet Tunay, Ali Sehirlioglu, and Ali Atesalp. 2008. “Removal of a Bent Inflatable Femoral Nail: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 (3): 211-13. https://izlik.org/JA42NX88YD.
EndNote
Bek D, Demiralp B, Tunay S, Sehirlioglu A, Atesalp A (August 1, 2008) Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 3 211–213.
IEEE
[1]D. Bek, B. Demiralp, S. Tunay, A. Sehirlioglu, and A. Atesalp, “Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 211–213, Aug. 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA42NX88YD
ISNAD
Bek, Dogan - Demiralp, Bahtiyar - Tunay, Servet - Sehirlioglu, Ali - Atesalp, Ali. “Removal of a Bent Inflatable Femoral Nail: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42/3 (August 1, 2008): 211-213. https://izlik.org/JA42NX88YD.
JAMA
1.Bek D, Demiralp B, Tunay S, Sehirlioglu A, Atesalp A. Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2008;42:211–213.
MLA
Bek, Dogan, et al. “Removal of a Bent Inflatable Femoral Nail: A Case Report”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 3, Aug. 2008, pp. 211-3, https://izlik.org/JA42NX88YD.
Vancouver
1.Dogan Bek, Bahtiyar Demiralp, Servet Tunay, Ali Sehirlioglu, Ali Atesalp. Removal of a bent inflatable femoral nail: a case report. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2008 Aug. 1;42(3):211-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA42NX88YD