Intramedullary nailing with Activa IM-Nail™ webinar available in Educational materials
Webinar recording now available!
Radius and ulna fractures are unfortunate, but typical with active children. Intramedullary nailing is a regular treatment for these injuries. Now the fixation of diaphyseal forearm fracture is possible without removal operations, with a world´s first bioabsorbable intramedullary nail, Activa IM-Nail™.
This webinar recording contains:
Introduction to the topic: Treatment of diaphyseal forearm fractures in children by Prof. Annelie Weinberg, Graz University Hospital Austria, Head of Musculoskeletal Research Unit for Biomaterials in Graz University Austria, AO Trauma course organisation committee member
Presentation: Intramedullary nailing with Activa IM-Nail™ by Marcell Varga MD, PhD. Péterfy Hospital National Trauma Center of Hungary, Vice President of the Hungarian Pediatric Trauma Society, Board Member of the Hungarian Trauma Society, ATLS instructor
Questions and discussion: Bending of the instruments, callus formation, tensioning the intraosseous membrane, removing of nails, using the fluoroscopy, possible removal techniques and more.