Removal of a Broken Stainless-Steel Intramedullary Lengthening Stryde Nail: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

CASE: We report a 15-year-old female patient who underwent femur lengthening with a stainless steel intramedullary lengthening Stryde nail that broke at the end of the lengthening course and required removal. Given the solid noncannulated nature of the nail, this required special strategy to remove broken parts. CONCLUSION: Stryde nails are stainless steel lengthening nails that were developed to allow more freedom with weight bearing. Regardless of this change, hardware failure remains possible. In addition to maintaining regenerate integrity, a surgeon must be creative when attempting to remove solid nail types because many techniques for removing failed hardware were developed for cannulated devices.