Jewett's Cannulated Tri-fin Nail and Plate

Accession #: 2010025

Description: available in fixed angles 125, 130, 135, 140° angles and 3 - 4" pin length.

G 212 - 213 in Down Bros and Mayer & Phelps Catalogue.

This Tri fin nail and plate is intended for pinning intertrochanteric fractures of the femoral head. It is compatible with early ambulation. Introduced circa. 1952.

Holt E. P. Jnr., Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Vol. 45-A, No. 4, June, 1963.

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Acquired: 29/06/2010