ArticleGeriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation2022
Refracture After Removal of the PFNA in a Healed Intertrochanteric Femoral Fracture: Case Report.
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- Re‑fracture risk following implant removal in consolidated hip fractures: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of 575 patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Considerations for removal of cephalomedullary screws and blades following intertrochanteric femoral fracture healing: a narrative review.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Decreased femoral fracture load after cephalomedullary nail removal : a biomechanical ex vivo study.Bone & joint research · 2025Article
- Age-related Changes with the Trabecular Bone of Ward's Triangle and Neck-shaft Angle in the Proximal Femur: A Radiographic Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
Hardware removal in a healed intertrochanteric fracture in elderly, which is not a routine procedure, should be needed in the case of irritable hardware. The reports of refracture after hardware removal can be seen as sparse in current literature, which are focused to secondary femoral neck fracture after removal of the lag screw or blade. We experienced a case of the intertrochanteric refracture and varus collapse after the PFNA removal in a healed fracture, treated with valgus trochanteric osteotomy and angled blade plate fixation. The PFNA is an innovative device for the treatment of the trochanteric fracture; however, the complications after removal never end. Therefore, the removal from healed fracture in elderly who have osteoporosis should not be recommended unless intractable pain had persisted.
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