Table.1 Broken nails in our hospital (n = 6)
Nos. | Age/sex | Mechanism of initial trauma | AO/OTA classification | Initial implants | Months until breakage | Site | Mechanism of nail breakage | Fracture healing | Revision implants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 69/M | Traffic accident | 31 A3 | Long InterTan | 10 | Proximal aperture | Atraumatic | Non-union | PFP |
2 | 79/M | Simple fall | 31 A3 | Short PFN | 84 | Proximal aperture | During implant removal | Union | Partial implant removal |
3 | 80/M | Simple fall | 31 A3 | Short PFNA2 | 10 | Proximal aperture | Atraumatic | Non-union | PFP |
4 | 49/M | Fall > 2 m | 31 A3 | Short PFNA | 21 | Proximal aperture | Fall > 2 m | Union | Implant removal |
5 | 66/F | Simple fall | 31 A3 | Long InterTan | 10 | Proximal aperture | Atraumatic | Non-union | THA |
6 | 41/M | Traffic accident | 31 A2 | Short PFNA | 9 | Proximal aperture | Atraumatic | Non-union | Long InterTan |