A rare complication of ipsilateral femoral neck fracture after removal of the long Gamma nail in a healed intertrochanteric fracture

Chin Kai Huang; Chih Kai Hong; Wei Ren Su; Yi Hung Huang; Lin Yu Chao

doi:10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_188_18

A rare complication of ipsilateral femoral neck fracture after removal of the long Gamma nail in a healed intertrochanteric fracture

Chin Kai Huang, Chih Kai Hong, Wei Ren Su, Yi Hung Huang, Lin Yu Chao

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Ipsilateral femoral neck fracture after hardware removal in healed trochanteric fracture is a rare complication. We reported a case of a 79-year-old woman who had undergone open reduction and internal fixation for her left intertrochanteric fracture with a long Gamma nail about 1 year ago. She asked for implants removal due to local irritation. However, 5 days after implants removal, left subcapital femoral neck fracture occurred. Removal of implants under elective indications could lead to high complication rate. Orthopedic surgeons should perform the removal of hardware in healed intertrochanteric fracture for very selected cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	88-90
Number of pages	3
Journal	Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_188_18
Publication status	Published - 2020 Jan 1

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A rare complication of ipsilateral femoral neck fracture after removal of the long Gamma nail in a healed intertrochanteric fracture

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