Freehand Distal Locking— Long Nails (300 mm to 460 mm)
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Synthes
Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail System—Screw Option Technique Guide
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Determine incision point
Place a scalpel blade or K-wire on the skin over the center of
the hole to mark the incision point and make a stab incision.
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Center drill bit in locking hole
Instrument
511.417* 4.0 mm Three-Fluted Drill Bit, for
Radiolucent Drive
Under image intensification, insert the tip of the 4.0 mm
three-fluted drill bit for the radiolucent drive through the
incision and place it onto the bone. Keep the drill bit
oblique to the x-ray beam until the tip is centered in the
locking hole.
* Also available
