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Kim, Yoon, Kim, Min, Yeom, and Lee: Femur Neck Fracture during Closed Nailing of Femur Shaft Fracture
Original Article

Journal of the Korean Society of Fractures 1996; 9(4): 936-942.

Published online: 6 July 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12671/jksf.1996.9.4.936

Femur Neck Fracture during Closed Nailing of Femur Shaft Fracture

Keun-Woe Kim, Ui-Seong Yoon, Yong-Hoon Kim, Hak-Jin Min, Jin-Sup Yeom, Young-Ho Lee

Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Kang Nam General Hospital, Public Corporation, Seoul, Korea.

Copyright © The Korean Fracture Society

Abstract

Closed intramedullary nailing has become increasingly popular in the management of fractures of the femur because of a high rate of union, a low rate of infection, and excellent return of function. But it requires good availability of equipment and surgeons skill and experience.
Iatrogenic femur neck fracture can occur as a complication of closed intramedullary nailing of femur shaft fracture. The authors report five cases of this complication and analyze these five cases in the viewpoint of causal technical errors and suggest some technical points to avoid this complication.

Keywords: Iatrogenic femur neck fracture, Closed medullary nailing

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