Short cephalomedullary nail toggle: a closer examination.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-26-2022

Publication Title

OTA International

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In patients with wide femoral canals, an undersized short nail may not provide adequate stability, leading to toggling of the nail around the distal interlocking screw and subsequent loss of reduction. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors associated with nail toggle and to examine whether increased nail toggle is associated with increased varus collapse.

DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.

SETTING: Level 1 and level 3 trauma center.

PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-one patients with intertrochanteric femur fractures treated with short cephalomedullary nails (CMN) from October 2013 to December 2017.

INTERVENTION: Short CMN.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Nail toggle and varus collapse were measured on intraoperative and final follow-up radiographs. Risk factors for nail toggle including demographics, fracture classification, quality of reduction, Dorr type, nail/canal diameter ratio, lag screw engaging the lateral cortex, and tip-apex distance (TAD) were recorded.

RESULTS: On multivariate regression analysis, shorter TAD (

CONCLUSIONS: Lower percentage nail fill of the canal and shorter TAD are risk factors for increased nail toggle in short CMNs. Increased nail toggle is associated with increased varus collapse.

Volume

5

Issue

1

First Page

185

Last Page

185

DOI

10.1097/OI9.0000000000000185

ISSN

2574-2167

PubMed ID

35098047

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