Surgeon used device to place an 80mm nail into patient's left calcaneus.Adapter broke off into two pieces into patient wound.Surgeon used a second device of same kind, it also broke into 1 piece.Attempts to remove 3 broken pieces, only able to removed 1 of 3 pieces.Broken pieces left in the patient.Risk outweighed the benefits of removal.Patient was made aware of the event.
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Surgeon used device to place an 80mm nail into patient's left calcaneus.Adapter broke off into two pieces into patient wound.Surgeon used a second device of same kind, it also broke into 1 piece.Attempts to remove 3 broken pieces, only able to removed 1 of 3 pieces.Broken pieces left in the patient.Risk outweighed the benefits of removal.Patient was made aware of the event.
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