F-REX Screw to stabilise proximal
femoral fractures
F-REX Screw to stabilise proximal
femoral fractures
Introducing the F-REX Screw
Designed for patients with osteoporotic bone and complex fractures, the F-REX Screw is an expandable lag screw that is used for peritrochanteric femoral nailing. The expansion is designed to increase fixation strength to minimise screw migration and fracture displacement to avoid anatomical misalignment and reduce the risk of screw cut-out into the hip joint or non-union. The F-REX Screw is designed to be easy to use and remove with less than 1 minute increase in surgery time compared to a standard nailing system.
Introducing the F-REX Screw
Designed for patients with osteoporotic bone and complex fractures, the F-REX Screw is an expandable lag screw that is used for peritrochanteric femoral nailing. The expansion is designed to increase fixation strength to minimise screw migration and fracture displacement to avoid anatomical misalignment and reduce the risk of screw cut-out into the hip joint or non-union. The F-REX Screw is designed to be easy to use and remove with less than 1 minute increase in surgery time compared to a standard nailing system.
F-REX Screw increases bone fixation strength
F-REX Screw increases bone fixation strength
Proven through indication-specific testing*
Proven through indication-specific testing*
F-REX Screw survived more than 5x longer than gold standard DPS blade.
* Oldakowska, I.C. et al. (2018, March). A New Expandable Screw with Superior Performance in a Synthetic Femoral Fracture Bone Model [Poster presentation]. Orthopaedic Research Society 2018 Annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA
F-REX Screw fits within surgical workflow
F-REX Screw fits within surgical workflow
Removal Technique
Removal Technique
The F-REX Screw can be reliably removed, as demonstrated in a large animal study
- Bilateral implantation in femoral condyle of 5 sheep (n=10) with 4 months in vivo.
- No viable bone ingrowth into mechanism.
- All samples successfully retracted and removed with no complications.
- Average retraction torque 0.3Nm (0.1-0.5 Nm).
The F-REX Screw can be reliably removed, as demonstrated in a large animal study
- Bilateral implantation in femoral condyle of 5 sheep (n=10) with 4 months in vivo.
- No viable bone ingrowth into mechanism.
- All samples successfully retracted and removed with no complications.
- Average retraction torque 0.3Nm (0.1-0.5 Nm).
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