| Literature DB >> 7937380 |
M B Henley1, M D Law, S L Henry.
Abstract
A simple method of extracting broken distal tibial-fibular syndesmotic or cross-locking screws for intramedullary nails is illustrated. After extraction of the head portion of the broken screw, a blunt impactor is introduced through the vacant screw hole and abutted to the remaining portion of the screw tip. The screw can usually be impacted through the far cortex. A small incision should be made over the protruding portion, and the screw extracted with pliers.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7937380 DOI： 10.3928/0147-7447-19940701-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Orthopedics ISSN： 0147-7447 Impact factor: 1.390