INTRAMEDULLARY THREADED NAIL FOR RADIAL CORTICAL FIXATION

The present invention relates to a device and system for fixation of intra-articular and extra-articular fractures and non-unions of small bones and other small bone fragments, and more particularly to a threaded nail with a robust length and a trailing end with a cutting tip and longitudinal cuttin...

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Hauptverfasser: Briganti, Richard Thomas, Champagne, Lloyd P, Zoldos, Jozef, Leither, Andrew J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to a device and system for fixation of intra-articular and extra-articular fractures and non-unions of small bones and other small bone fragments, and more particularly to a threaded nail with a robust length and a trailing end with a cutting tip and longitudinal cutting flutes and a stepped diameter with cutting flutes at the transition point, and an optional cannulation along the central longitudinal axis of the nail.