%0 Journal Article %A Merckaert, Sophie %A Hefer, Stefan %A Akiki, Alain %D 2016 %I Begell House %K intertrochanteric fracture, femoral neck fracture, intramedullary nailing, hemi-prosthesis of the hip %N 4 %P 337-340 %R 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.2017019151 %T Unusual Complication after Intramedullary Nailing of an Intertrochanteric Fracture %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/1bef42082d7a0fdf,19f0745a0527d143,5688700c4375b130.html %V 26 %X Intramedullary nails have gained popularity for the treatment of intertrochanteric fractures. Cephalic screw cutout, non-union, nail breakage, intraoperative fractures, and peri-implant fractures are complications of these implants and have been well described. This case report describes an unusual complication in an 89-year-old woman presenting with a femoral neck fracture with an intramedullary nail in place without implant failure or non-union after having been successfully treated three years previously for an intertrochanteric fracture. %8 2017-02-01