Flexible Titanium Intramedullary Nail Displacement after Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Katherine Velicki; Julianna Mazziotti; Connor Pihl; Scott Yang

doi:10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-23-00004

Flexible Titanium Intramedullary Nail Displacement after Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Katherine Velicki, Julianna Mazziotti, Connor Pihl, Scott Yang

Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

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Case:A previously healthy 7-year-old boy presented with midshaft radius and ulna malunion after 8 weeks of nonsurgical treatment. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation of both bones with titanium alloy nails and was placed in a long arm cast. Four weeks after surgery, the patient underwent sedated brain MRI and woke up from anesthesia with elbow pain. On cast removal, the ulnar flexible nail was noted to have displaced proximally by 1.5 cm.Conclusion:Despite meeting American Society for Testing and Materials standards, untethered titanium orthopaedic implants are at risk of clinically significant displacement in the early postoperative period.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e23.00004
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews
Volume	7
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-23-00004
State	Published - Sep 22 2023

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