Paragraph Number

84

Following reaming, a surgeon may use the inserter 300a to deploy the intramedullary nail 100 or intramedullary nail system 200 by passing the nail through the entry point and reamed opening and into the intramedullary cavity. The proximal end 106 of the intramedullary nail may fit tight as it passes through the reamed opening and into the intramedullary cavity. However, once the nail slides more distally into the intramedullary cavity the section 116 reaches the reamed opening and intramedullary cavity at which point pressure and stress on the nail being deployed is relieved and the nail fits snuggly within the femur 102 with the section 116 positioned as illustrated in FIG 3A.

Added by DJM 8 2021