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The Fragment Specific fixator is intended for use in adult male and females from skeletal maturity to the geriatric population who have sustained an unstable extra-articular distal radius fracture that cannot be managed by casting, or a 3- or 4-part intra-articular fracture provided the medial fragment is large enough for the insertion of 2 separate 2.5mm - 3.0mm threaded cortical pins. The device can be used in a nonjoint bridging configuration which allows for immediate wrist motion during the fracture healing period of 6-8 weeks. It may alternatively be used in a joint bridging manner to provide ligamentotaxis to obtain and maintain the fracture reduction during the healing period.

The Fragment Specific Fixator is a single use external fixator designed to provide stable fracture fixation in a nonjoint bridging application that does not cross the wrist or in a joint bridging application that obtains and maintains fracture reduction through ligamentotaxis. The lightweight, radiolucent construct attaches to self drilling bone pins to provide secure fracture fixation and to capture fragments.