The inherent anteversion of a second-generation nail can be used to minimize malrotation of the femur after comminuted fractures during locked IM nailing in patients with normal anteversion.

Figure 1B. Lateral view of the femur in the same patient showing retrograde-inserted IM nail in the femoral shaft fracture. A second method of treatment for this combined injury is use of a ...

since it allows alignment of the nail with the normal anterior bow of the femur. When you use a second-generation nail, however, the starting point should be slightly anterior to the piriformis ...

Lengthening over an IM nail will obligatorily lengthen the anatomic axis of the femur, and if significant femoral lengthening is planned, it will medialize the mechanical axis.

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 ...

or functional outcomes compared to intramedullary nailing (IMN) in treating pathological fractures of the pertrochanteric femur caused by bone metastases, a researcher reported. In the randomized ...

More information: Kaixuan Zhang et al, Proximal Femur Bionic Nail (PFBN): A Panacea for Unstable Intertrochanteric Femur Fracture, Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2024.01.010 ...