What is proximal femoral nailing?

What is proximal femoral nailing?

The proximal femoral nail (PFN) is an osteosynthetic implant designed to treat proximal femoral fractures in the trochanter area with a closed intramedullary fixation method.

What is PFNA2?

PFNA2 (Proximal femoral nail antirotation for Asia) has been developed especially for Asian patients. The treatment of proximal femoral fractures in geriatric osteoporotic patients continues to be a challenge in orthopedic trauma.

What is femoral nailing procedure?

Currently, the method most surgeons use for treating femoral shaft fractures is intramedullary nailing. During this procedure, a specially designed metal rod is inserted into the canal of the femur. The rod passes across the fracture to keep it in position.

What is a recon nail?

The Femoral Recon Nail (FRN) system is an integrated nailing system designed to adapt to multiple surgical approaches. As part of the DePuy Synthes portfolio, the FRN leverages the global success and learnings of the EXPERT NAIL® System and the TFN-ADVANCED Proximal Femur Nailing System (TFNA).

What is CCD angle?

The femoral neck-shaft angle (NSA) or caput-collum-diaphyseal (CCD) angle is one of the most frequently applied measurements to assess hip morphology, in particular, the relation of the femoral shaft to the femoral head-neck axis.

What is the difference between PFN and Pfna?

PFNA has a superior performance over PFN in the setting of osteoporosis, which is attributed to compaction of cancellous bone by the helical blade. Nevertheless, it must be remembered that no implant design can compensate for poor reduction or poor implant placement in these fractures.

What does IM nailing stand for?

An intramedullary rod, also known as an intramedullary nail (IM nail) or inter-locking nail or Küntscher nail (without proximal or distal fixation), is a metal rod forced into the medullary cavity of a bone. IM nails have long been used to treat fractures of long bones of the body.

What is Cephalomedullary nail?

Cephalomedullary nailing is the surgical stabilization of the fracture with an intramedullary device usually inserted through the piriformis fossa, the tip or lateral greater trochanter, or the medial greater trochanter.

Why is it called a gamma nail?

Initially it was called Halifax Nail after the place where it was developed by Dr. Subhash Haldar. A group of surgeons from Strasbourg2 changed the name of this nail to a universal one i.e. Gamma Nail as the shape resembled the Greek letter.