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FD Femoral Nail

The FD intramedullary nail is an osteosynthesis system designed to provide satisfactory management of different fractures in long bones (femur and tibia) using intramedullary locking nails.

The nail is made up of a metal structure (stainless steel) and one or more plastic structures (polyethylene).

Features

  • Easy Distal Locking. The plastic structures act as "radiologic windows” through which the transverse screws are easily inserted
  • Minimum Exposure to X-Rays. Less X-ray time is required to perform distal locking
  • No Dynamization Required. Screw insertion through the plastic structure partly absorbs axial loading, and polyethylene compression is minimal. This "silent block” effect prevents material fatigue and allows axial loading to be partly transferred to the fracture site ("biocompression”). Callous formation is promoted

    • Current papers:

    (1) "FD Intramedullary Nail” (Spanish); Dr. A.Fernández Domingo (Madrid, Spain) - Presented at the IV Meeting of IQL, Tunissia, 18-22 February 1998)

    (2) "Fracturas proximales con encerrojado”; Dr. A.Fernández Domingo (Madrid, Spain) - (Presented at the V Meeting of IQL, Pekin, 14-19 June 1999)

    For further information about the products, health care professionals should contact their IQL-Biomet Europe representaive or local office. Patients with questions about products are advised to contact their local surgeon.