Breakage in Two Points of a Short and Undersized 'Affixus' Cephalomedullary Nail in a Very Active Elderly Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Michele Bisaccia, Giuseppe Rollo, Luigi Meccariello, Auro Caraffa, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Paolo Pichierri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Trochanteric fractures
Osteoporosis Nonunion Dentistry Case Report law.invention Intramedullary rod 03 medical and health sciences Fixation (surgical) 0302 clinical medicine Lag screw Breakage lcsh:Orthopedic surgery law medicine Femur skin and connective tissue diseases 030222 orthopedics integumentary system business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine medicine.disease musculoskeletal system lcsh:RD701-811 business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Orthopedics, Vol 2018 (2018) Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| ISSN: | 2090-6757 2090-6749 |
| Popis: | Introduction. Trochanteric fractures of the femur are common in elderly individuals with osteoporosis. The use of cephalomedullary nails is increasing, and they are now the most commonly used fixation devices, especially for the treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures. The nail breakage is not the most common complication of intramedullary nailing. Many scientific papers report nail breakage in a specific location: through the lag screw hole, the nail shaft, or the distal locking hole. Materials and Methods. We present a case of an 84-year-old patient treated with modular revision hip arthroplasty due to the breakage in two points of a cephalomedullary nail implanted 3 years earlier for a subtrochanteric fracture. Results. After modular revision hip arthroplasty, the functional results and quality of life have been excellent. Conclusions. As far as we could determine, this appears to be the first case of a breakage of a cephalomedullary nail in two points after nonunion in a very active elderly female. |
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