Surgical Technique for Femoral Intramedullary Bent Nail Removal: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 21-year-old male patient was admitted with a severe right thigh deformity following a car accident. He had experienced a previous history of intramedullary interlocking femoral nail 3 years ago.The neurovascular examination was normal. The radiologic evaluation revealed a bent nail with 105° angular deformity in the sagittal plane.With a lateral approach to the apex of the fracture site, the bent nail was cut by an 8mm cobalt drill, two parts of the nail were extracted; then fixation was performed by a new intramedullary interlocking nail and autogenous cancellous graft.The fracture healed properly without any complications 6 months after corrective sur-gery.