Management of gamma nail breakage with bipolar hemi-arthroplasty

Gamma nail breakage is an uncommon occurrence that often arises from fatigue failure of the implant, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.2 to 5.7 percent. We report a 73-year-old woman with a three-part intertrochanteric fracture and who presented two years postoperatively with gamma nail failu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Singapore medical journal 2009-01, Vol.50 (1), p.e44-e47
Hauptverfasser:	Wee, J L H, Sathappan, S S, Yeo, M S W, Low, Y P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - methods Bone Nails Female Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary - instrumentation Hip Fractures - diagnostic imaging Hip Fractures - surgery Humans Prosthesis Failure Radiography Reoperation
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Zusammenfassung:	Gamma nail breakage is an uncommon occurrence that often arises from fatigue failure of the implant, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.2 to 5.7 percent. We report a 73-year-old woman with a three-part intertrochanteric fracture and who presented two years postoperatively with gamma nail failure secondary to fracture non-union. This patient underwent a revision long-stem bipolar hemi-arthroplasty and has been followed-up for 24 months, with good functional and radiological results.
ISSN:	0037-5675