ABSTRACT Although the proximal femoral nail anti‐rotation (PFNA) is accompanied by several benefits, using the nail is technically challenging and may pose some errors, leading to osteosynthesis failure. Here, we report a critical presentation of an uncommon side effect of PFNA surgery. Intraoperative abdomen penetration via lag screw is a unique complication of PFNA surgery of which surgeons should be aware.
Firoozabadi et al. (Sun,) studied this question.