Grosse & Kempf femoral locking nail, which consists of a single piece of hollow cylindrical metal that flares out slightly at the top and tapers in at the bottom; the top is open with threading on the inner edge; there are two round holes going through opposite sides on a diagonal, 2.7 cm from the …
Grosse & Kempf femoral locking nail, which consists of a single piece of hollow cylindrical metal that flares out slightly at the top and tapers in at the bottom; the top is open with threading on the inner edge; there are two round holes going through opposite sides on a diagonal, 2.7 cm from the top; the outer sides of the nail have three evenly spaced grooves running most of the length of the nail; the bottom has a small, round hole at the tip; there are four round holes going through opposite sides in two straight paths, starting 1.8 cm from the tip.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at Kingston General Hospital by Dr. Charles Sorbie
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
The outer edge of the nail has, "11 - 380L H [the "H" enclosed in a circle] 0504830" etched into on side.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E2-10
Length
38.1 cm
Width
1.6 cm
Depth
1.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 38.1 cm x Width 1.6 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
Condition Remarks
The metal shows some wear; no corrosion is visible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Charles Sorbie; "Annual Product Catalogue" by Howmedica International, 1992, p. 98
Research Facts
This type of nail was an advance on the Kuntscher medullary nail, because physicians were able to install them in in a more clever fashion; this type of nail has holes for cross screws, which allowed them to lock the bone and prevent twisting of the nail while the bone was healing.