The use of computed tomographic scan to assess femoral malrotation after intramedullary nailing. A case report
Dugdale, T.W.; Degnan, G.G.; Turen, C.H.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 1992(279): 258-263
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 1600664 Document Number: 400439
Malrotation complicating intramedullary nailing of the femur must be recognized before healing occurs in the early postoperative period to obtain correction with the least possible effort. A 20-year-old man with more than 40 degrees of excessive external rotation required careful evaluation and demonstrated the value of computed axial tomography (CT scan) followed by derotation.