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(a) Insertion of the flexible nail from the locking hole. The flexible nail was then cut at a distance of about 2 inches. (b) The broken piece was removed with the hook and the piece of the flexible nail wrapped around the hole of the locking screw. (c) Radiograph during extraction of the broken piece.
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The hook was pulled out and because it finally became incarcerated inside the broken distal piece of the nail, the broken piece of the nail was pulled out (Figure 1).