End caps
– Prevent ingrowth of tissue and
facilitate nail extraction
– Cannulated for insertion over a guide
wire
– 0 mm end cap sits flush with nail
– 5 mm, and 10 mm end caps extend
nail height if nail is overinserted
– Titanium alloy*
Instrumentation
– Easy-to-use instrumentation facilitates
the surgical procedure
– Ball-tip reaming rod can be removed
through the nail and insertion instru-
ments, eliminating the need for an
exchange tube
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Synthes
Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail System—Screw Option Technique Guide
Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail System—Screw Option.
For intramedullary fixation of proximal femur fractures.
Nail features
– 6° lateral angle accommodates entry
site through the greater trochanter
– Cannulated nails with 17 mm proxi-
mal diameter
– Distal diameters of 10 mm–12 mm
(14 mm option for long nails) for
reamed or unreamed techniques
– Lengths: 170 mm, 235 mm,
300 mm–460 mm in 20 mm
increments
– Preassembled locking mechanism
for controlling screw rotation and
amount of screw travel
– Femoral neck angles of 125°, 130°,
135°
– Long nails with anatomic 1.5 m
radius of curvature
– Titanium alloy*
