Technical tip for removal of broken cephalomedullary reamer tip in cases of proximal femoral nailing.

Instrumentation breakage around hip joint can pose a challenging situation considering its vicinity to several vital structures. Broken fragments carry the risk of migration and thus should be removed as early as possible. A case of successful retrieval of broken tip of cephalomedullary lag screw reamer of a cephalomedullary nail, in basicervical region of femoral neck, during fixation of a subtrochanteric femoral fracture has been reported. Literature review has been done to suggest techniques to tackle similar situations using simple and commonly available instruments.