A simple technique to retrieve a bent Kuntscher’s nail in femur

A bent femoral intramedullary nail due to secondary trauma presents unique challenges for nail extraction and subsequent exchange nailing. This article describes a case of a 25 year-old male patient who presented with a bent femoral intramedullary Kuntscher’s nail following a repeat trauma after a fall from stairs. The described surgical technique illustrates a simple method to straighten the bend in situ and perform an exchange nailing. Earlier reports outlined methods to remove bent femoral nails through the fracture site and proximally but the importance of the method we are describing here is that it is simple, safe, less time consuming and does not need much expertise if done carefully.