The patient underwent t2 tibia surgery on (b)(6) 2017, and the removal surgery was performed on (b)(6) 2018.
When the end cap was attempted to be removed with a driver but the head of the end cap collapsed.
Therefore, the conical extractor was used to removed the end cap but the tip of the extractor broke in the head of the end cap, and the broken tip could not be removed.
The surgeon tried to removed the end cap but it completely stuck in the nail, so only locking screws were removed and the nail removal surgery was gave up.
Broken fragment remaining.
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