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Patent AT-E400228-T1: [Translated] LOCKING NAIL FOR THE TREATMENT OF FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURES

Published by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Metadata Last Checked: September 07, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-09-06
The locking nail for the repair of femur shaft fractures, also in connection with trochanteric femur fractures, comprises a proximal nail section (2) and a distal nail section (3) adjoining the latter, with the nail sections (2, 3) having bores (2e, 2f, 2h, 2i, 3a, 3b, 3c) for the reception of bone screws, and with the distal nail section (3) having a curvature extending in an anterior-posterior plane (apE) and corresponding substantially to the antecurvature of the femur, with the proximal nail section (2) having at least over a partial section (2a, 2b) a continuous curvature, in particular with constant radius of curvature (R2), extending in a lateral-medial plane (lmE).

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