Technique of extracting a compression intramedullary nail that preserves knee arthrodesis

Extraction of the Wichita Fusion Nail after Knee Arthrodesis

“…Fortunately removal is only limited to rare cases of persistent pain or infection. The conventional extraction method, as abundantly described in a study by McQueen (2005) and Murphy (2011) and recommended by Stryker's company, requires widening of the previously made anterior bone slot to insert the compression screw component for de-assembling the nail by cutting it into two pieces 4 , 6 .…”