Inserting an intramedullary rod is a vital and effective management approach to treating femoral shaft fractures, but there are tips and tricks a surgeon should follow to ensure better results. To ...

We quantified the embolic load to the lungs created with two different techniques of femoral nailing. Eleven patients with 12 traumatic femur fractures were randomized to reamed (7 fractures) and ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

MAHWAH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stryker has announced the launch of its T2 Alpha Femur Retrograde Nailing System. The new nailing solution features a redefined data-driven nail design, 1,2 an advanced ...

AMERICAN orthopedic surgeons have been skeptical about the use of medullary nailing of long-bone fractures. This, I think, is fortunate, as the slow acceptance of this technic has allowed us to avoid ...

British investigators recommended using the sliding hip screw rather than the long gamma nail for fixation of AO/OTA 31-A2 fractures of the proximal part of the femur, according to an article ...

Numerous options exist for the treatment of this complex injury pattern. Controversy exists as to which fracture to stabilize first and what hardware combination to use. The optimal timing of such ...

Stryker’s Gamma4 Hip Fracture Nailing System Used in Over 19,000 Cases Since Launch KALAMAZOO, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stryker (NYSE: SYK), one of the world’s leading medical technologies companies, ...