Table 2 IMN implant failure cases
From: Intramedullary nailing has sufficient durability for metastatic femoral fractures
Case No. | Age, sex | Primary cancer | Fx pattern | Fx site | Complication | Time to failure (months) | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 58, F | Breast | Pathological | Subtrochanteric | Nonunion and nail breakage | 4 | Revision with EPR |
No further complication | |||||||
2 | 49, F | Breast | Impending | Subtrochanteric | Nail breakage | 50 | Revision with EPR |
No further complication | |||||||
3 | 20, F | Pheochromocytoma | Impending | Subtrochanteric | Nail breakage | 11 | Revision with EPR |
No further complication |