Table 3.

Intramedullary nail complications

Age (years), gender	Primary tumor	Complication	Time to complication	Treatment	Outcome	Followup
46, M	Liposarcoma	Nonunion and nail breakage	78 months	Removal of nail; placement of bipolar endoprosthesis	No further complications	4 months
16, F	Glomangiosarcoma	Nonunion and nail breakage	14 months	Removal of nail; placement of bipolar endoprosthesis	No further complications	45 months
60, F	Breast	Nonunion and nail breakage	18 months	Removal of nail; placement of bipolar endoprosthesis	No further complications	52 months
60, M	Renal	Nonunion and nail breakage	11 months	Removal of nail; placement of bipolar endoprosthesis	No further complications	19 months
80, M	Renal	Nonunion and nail breakage	19 months	Removal of nail; placement of bipolar endoprosthesis	No further complications	27 months
50, F	Breast	Nonunion and breakage of both distal interlocking screws	6 months	Removal of nail; placement of bipolar endoprosthesis	No further complications	8 months
50, F	Sarcoma	Nonunion	61 months	Revision to larger diameter nail; bone graft	Persistent nonunion	3 months
68, F	Sarcoma	Nonunion	14 months	Revision to larger diameter nail; bone graft	Developed deep infection 4 months postoperatively; hip disarticulation	36 months
51, F	Sarcoma	Nonunion	5 months	Revision to larger diameter nail	Union of fracture at 6 months	19 months
40, F	Sarcoma	Nonunion	16 months	Revision to larger diameter nail	Union of fracture at 6 months	22 months
54, M	Sarcoma	Infection	4 months	Hip disarticulation	No infection	23 months
31, F	Lymphoma	Painful hardware (distal interlocks)	22 months	Removal of distal interlocks	No further complications	46 months

M = male; F = female.