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Intertrochanteric hip fracture fixation with the INTERTAN nail - Tips and tricks with Dr Michael Morwood
Jun 21, 2023 · Intertan Protect ® is our new complete product offering in disposable Medical and Protective Equipment.
When considering the costs involved in treating a patient with a hip fracture, the benefits of the TRIGEN™ INTERTAN™ system – lower risk of implant failure and non-union, reduced postoperative pain, faster time to fracture union, and a proven high return to pre-fracture status – can help you achieve better outcomes more efficiently.
Rather than a simple round shape, the INTERTAN is designed to provide a press-fit in the hip bone and provide strength where the forces are highest. The lower tip of the nail is designed to decrease the stress on the hip bone while being inserted and reduce post-operative thigh pain.
The TRIGEN™ INTERTAN™ nail is indicated for fractures of the femur including simple shaft fractures, comminuted shaft fractures, spiral shaft fractures, long oblique shaft fractures and segmental shaft fractures; subtrochanteric fractures; intertrochanteric fractures; ipsilateral femoral shaft/neck fractures; intracapsular
Oct 17, 2018 · In a meta-analysis published in Rheumatology and Orthopedic Medicine, the INTERTAN implant, which uses the Smith & Nephew proprietary “Integrated Compression Screw”, was compared to other intertrochanteric nails using a customary “single screw”.
Nov 23, 2014 · With the unique integrated interlocking screw constructs, the TRIGEN INTERTAN nail provides all the benefits of a traditional antegrade intramedullary surgical nail approach as well as strengthening the stability and resistance to intraoperative and postoperative femoral head rotation.
