Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Hospital Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Hospital Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia
Case Rep Orthop, 2021;2021:5587325.
PMID: 34707912 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5587325

Abstract

Migration of femoral Kuntscher intramedullary nail (K-nail) proximally or distally within the femoral medullary cavity is a well-known documented complication, but spontaneous extrusion of a distally migrated K-nail is a rare complication. This is a case report of a 33-year-old lady who complained of sudden onset left knee pain and presented with spontaneous extrusion of a Kuntscher nail 12 years postinsertion. She underwent a successful K-nail removal surgery and showed a good clinical outcome after 6 months of outpatient follow-up.

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