Abstract
CASE: A 20-year-old man with a history of right lower extremity fibular hemimelia previously treated with PRECICE femoral nail lengthening presented with a broken magnetic nail and a displaced fracture through an ununited distraction osteogenesis site. Using a combination of techniques, we removed the broken implant while maintaining the achieved limb length and preserving the native biology without bone grafting. CONCLUSION: The unique challenges associated with the removal of a broken PRECICE femoral nail are described, with a technique for implant removal that preserves the achieved length, the innate biology of the distraction osteogenesis site, and promoting union without bone grafting.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | e0267 |
| Journal | JBJS case connector |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Case Reports
- Journal Article