Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Source : Techniques in Orthopaedics
Url : https://doi.org/10.1097/bto.0000000000000293
Campus : Faridabad
School : School of Medicine
Department : Orthopaedics
Year : 2019
Abstract : Removal of a broken nail from long bones remains a tricky situation to deal with. We are reporting a new method for retrieval of broken nails, which is technically less demanding than other methods described in the literature. Our method is similar to angling, which is a method of fishing by means of a fishhook. In this method the broken nail is hooked under image guidance and retrieved in a retrograde manner by a nail-hook made from stainless steel wire. It removes the nail noninvasively as no further exposure is required after removal of the proximal part of the nail by traditional methods.
Cite this Research Publication : Gunjar Jain, Hira L. Nag, Amrut D. Raje, Archit Goyal, Angling Technique for Removal of a Broken Cannulated Intramedullary Nail: A Technical Note, Techniques in Orthopaedics, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019, https://doi.org/10.1097/bto.0000000000000293