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Features

Lag Screw and Set Screw Function


The Lag Screws are designed to transfer
the load of the femoral head into the
nail shaft by bridging the fracture line
to potenitally allow more efficient and
more secure fracture healing. The load
carrying thread design of the Gamma3
Lag Screw allows for large surface
contact to the cancellous bone. This
provides high resistance against cut out.
The Gamma3 Lag Screw has self-
tapping thread, and it is designed for
easy insertion.

The Set Screw is designed to fit into one


of the four grooves of the Lag Screw
shaft. This helps prevent both rotation
and medial migration of the Lag Screw.

The nail allows sliding of the Lag Screw


to the lateral side for dynamic bone
compression at the fracture site to help
enhance fracture healing.

Technical Specifications

Lag Screw diameter: 10.5mm


Lag Screw lengths: 70120mm in
5mm increments
Lag Screw is designed for high load
absorption and easy insertion
Asymmetrical depth profile allows
the Lag Screw to slide in the lateral
direction only (see orange arrow on
Fig. 4).
Self retaining Set Screw protects the
Lag Screw against rotation and
simultaneously allows for lateral Lag
Screw sliding.

Fig. 4
Lag Screw Stabilization System

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