Femoral nailing is an attractive option for the treatment of hip fractures. This is a minimally invasive technique only...
Smith+Nephew Trigen Intertan
The evidence is in! Based on data from more than two-dozen published studies, the TRIGEN INTERTAN Intertrochanteric Antegrade Nail allows femur (hip) fracture patients to experience:
- Lower risk of implant failure and non-union
- Reduced postoperative pain
- Faster time to fracture union
- Proven high return to pre-fracture status
Features and Benefits
- Maintain compression and eliminate Z-effect
- Intertrochanteric rotational stability
- Control rotation during reduction
- Eliminate medial migration
- Prevent periprosthetic fractures
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