UMMS Affiliation
Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation
Publication Date
2010-08-31
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Hip Fractures; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; Bone Screws
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Orthopedics
Abstract
Hip fractures are a common injury among the elderly. Internal fixation with an intramedullary (IM) system has gained popularity for the treatment of intertrochanteric femur fractures. Multiple complications associated with IM fracture fixation have been described, however, we report a rare complication of medial pelvic migration of the lag screw of a short IM nail in a stable construct ten weeks post surgery. The patient was subsequently treated with Lag Screw removal and revision surgery with a shorter Lag Screw and an accessory cannulated screw acting as a de-rotational device. The patient did well with the revision surgery and was able to return to full activities.
Rights and Permissions
© 2010 Li et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
DOI of Published Version
10.1186/1749-799X-5-62
Source
J Orthop Surg Res. 2010 Aug 27;5:62. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
Related Resources
PubMed ID
20799945
Repository Citation
Li, Xinning; Heffernan, Michael J.; Kane, Christina; and Leclair, Walter J., "Medial pelvic migration of the lag screw in a short gamma nail after hip fracture fixation: a case report and review of the literature" (2010). Open Access Articles. 2222.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/2222