The Dynamic Hip System (DHS) is the appropriate solution for proximal femoral fractures. It is modular and consists of the following options:
| – | DHS Blade or DHS Screw |
| – | LCP plates or standard plates |
| – | Locking Trochanter Stabilizing Plate (LTSP) |
DHS Blade
| – | Increased rotational stability due to the shape of the blade: This is vital for reducing the risk of cut-out, delayed union and varus angulation in unstable trochanteric fractures. |
| – | Better anchorage in the femoral head: The specially designed tip of the blade allows for compaction of the bone when the blade is inserted, which is beneficial especially in osteoporotic bone. |
| – | Increased support surface: The weight-bearing surface of the DHS Blade is greater compared to the surface of the conventional DHS Screw and can therefore take greater loads. This means less pressure from the implant onto the bone and less risk for cut-out. |
LCP DHS plate
| – | Minimally invasive approach: Better fixation on the shaft and lower risk of screw pull out allow for the use of a shorter plate. |
| – | Optimal fixation on the shaft: The angular stability prevents the DHS plate from being pulled out. |
Locking Trochanter Stabilizing Plate (LTSP)
| – | Acts as lateral support. |
| – | Reduces excessive secondary fracture impaction and medialization of the femoral shaft. |
| – | Reduces varus angulation and limb shortening. |
| – | Fixates the greater trochanter, restoring the biomechanical function of the gluteus medius. |
Indications
| – | Pertrochanteric fractures of type 31-A1 and 31-A2 |
| – | Intertrochanteric fractures of type 31-A3 |
| – | Basilar neck fractures 31-B |
| – | LTSP: Unstable pertrochanteric fractures of type 31-A2 and 31-A3, especially multifragmentary fractures with a separated or longitudinally split greater trochanter |
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