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 ...

In order to focus on patient related outcome assessment the SF-36 has become a reliable instrument for outcome evaluation of hip fracture patients. The SF-36 has been validated among healthy ...

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 ...

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, ...

For decades, fracture tables have been essential tools in orthopedic trauma and hip surgeries. The orthopedic industry listened—and the result is a new category of technology: orthopedic extension ...

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio A healthy 36-year-old man presented to ...

As populations continue to age, total hip replacement (THR) is becoming an increasingly common surgical procedure.