Abstract
1. Distal migration of a femoral intramedullary nail is described in seven patients. Previous reports of proximal and distal migration are reviewed. 2. Factors predisposing to this complication are infection, incorrect nail size, comminution of the fracture and involvement of the medullary isthmus.
Publisher
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Surgery
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