Case Report

Breakage in Two Points of a Short and Undersized “Affixus” Cephalomedullary Nail in a Very Active Elderly Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Figure 9

X-rays at 1-year follow-up after surgery. Image (a) shows the integration of the prosthetic cup into the acetabulum. Image (b) shows the bone reabsorption around the stem where there was nonunion. Image (c) shows the absence of stress shielding along the stem and at the stem’s apex and the absence of the tip effect. Image (d) shows the apex of the broken nail deposited in the distal metaphysis of the femur.
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