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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2023

Episiotomy-assisted Incarcerated Femoral Nail Removal: Technical Note.

Davison Beenfeldt, Pierce Johnson, Chad Watts, Steven Shannon, David Swanson, Peter Althausen

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Femoral intramedullary nail extraction using the kissing nail technique when primary measures fail.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Davison BeenfeldtReno Orthopedic Clinic, Reno, Nevada.
Pierce JohnsonReno Orthopedic Clinic, Reno, Nevada.
Chad WattsReno Orthopedic Clinic, Reno, Nevada.
Steven ShannonReno Orthopedic Clinic, Reno, Nevada.
David SwansonReno Orthopedic Clinic, Reno, Nevada.
Peter AlthausenReno Orthopedic Clinic, Reno, Nevada.
University of Nevada, Reno · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Incarceration of intramedullary nails can pose a significant challenge. There are many reported techniques of nail removal, but when these fail, it can be difficult to determine how to proceed. Here, it is shown that a proximal femoral episiotomy can be used with great effect. Case Report: 64-year-old male developed hip arthritis. The patient had a solid antegrade femoral nail placed 22 years ago that required removal for a hip arthroplasty. A proximal femoral episiotomy-assisted approach was used with good results and patient outcome. Conclusion: There are several well described techniques to assist with incarcerated nail removal that all trauma surgeons should be familiar with. Proximal femoral episiotomy is a useful technique, every surgeon should have in their arsenal.

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episiotomyHardware removalhip arthroplastyincarcerated femoral nail

Identifiers

PMID37143564
PMCPMC10152952
OpenAlexW4361853921

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