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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treating pediatric femoral fractures with titanium elastic nailing produced better outcomes, including earlier ...

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 ...

Background: Intramedullary nailing of pertrochanteric femoral fractures has grown in popularity over the past 2 decades likely because this procedure is associated with a low risk for postoperative ...

AUDUBON, Pa., Sept. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced the launch of the AUTOBAHN® Nailing System. This ...

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 ...

In a new study published in Engineering, Academician Yingze Zhang’s research team introduces the Proximal Femur Bionic Nail (PFBN) as a potential panacea for unstable intertrochanteric femur fractures ...

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, ...

BALTIMORE -- The use of long-stem hemiarthroplasty (LSHA) did not improve quality-of-life (QoL) or functional outcomes compared to intramedullary nailing (IMN) in treating pathological fractures of ...