Wrist

MICRONAIL^® Intramedullary Distal Radius Fixation System

RAYHACK^® Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy System

RAYHACK^® Kienbock's Radial Shortening Osteotomy System

RAYHACK^® Radial Malunion Distraction Osteotomy System

Wrist fractures are common and Wright met the challenge with a new treatment in the MICRONAIL^® Intramedullary Distal Radius Fixation System. The device offers a surgical solution for preserving tissue through a minimally invasive incision. The less-invasive approach used to implant the device allows patients a faster recovery.¹

The MICRONAIL^® Fixation device is implanted completely within the bone providing immediate stability and minimizing the possibility of irritation to surrounding soft tissue.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, NC, initiated a Prospective Randomized, Controlled Trial (RCT) in 2008, comparing the MICRONAIL^® Intramedullary Distal Radius Implant to the volar plates. Preliminary results were presented at the SOA and ASSH (2010) society meetings. (Final study outcomes pending.)

In addition, Wright acquired the RAYHACK^® Osteotomy Systems which complement Wright's orthopaedic products for surgery of the hand, wrist and elbow. The system consists of procedure specific bone-cutting guides and fixation plates that allow precise shortening and accuracy for repositioning of the radius and ulna, the two major bones of the forearm.

Wright continues to research innovative technologies that will provide anatomical implants to restore function to patients facing orthopaedic wrist challenges.

^{(Source: 1. CORR, April 2006)}