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The
TELEGRAPH® nail is
designed, in its short version, to treat
2, 3 and 4 part proximal humerus
fractures, and in its long version,
diaphyseal fractures and associated
diaphyseal and proximal fractures.
For these conditions, it provides a method
of achieving osteosynthesis which is
accurate, reliable and easy to use. In
many cases, it can provide a useful
alternative to a shoulder prosthesis.
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Advantages
The
positioning of the proximal screw holes
allows for solid fixation of nume-rous
bone fragments, for example the greater
and lesser tuberosities and the humeral
head. This is made easier by a patented
system which makes the screws
self-stabilizing.
Where there is large displacement,
reconstruction of the proximal part of the
humerus is based on the nail, which acts
as a stake; this is the ball-and-socket
technique.
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Using
a simple ancillary device, the
repositioned bone fragments are fixed with
perfect accuracy.
The use of the TELEGRAPH® Nail
provides some decisive advantages
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it facilitates
anatomical reduction of the fracture
it is used for proximal reconstruction of
the humerus
it ensures rapid consolidation
it allows early mobilization
in many cases, it provides an alternative
to a shoulder prosthesis.
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What
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