Front Matter - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

Why One Million
Gamma Nails
Have Been Implanted
Worldwide
First †
Pioneered by visionaries
Finest
Improved through experience
Preferred ††
Most trusted and implanted device of its type
Surgeons have embraced Stryker’s Gamma
technology and have implanted over one
million worldwide.* This extraordinary
statistic speaks to the trust surgeons across
the globe place in Gamma Nails, and to
the Gamma Nail innovators who strive
for excellence.
Nearly two decades ago, Stryker introduced
the first † generation of Gamma Nail
to the world market. Today, the third
generation intramedullary sliding lag
screw nail continues to define the industry
standard.
Gamma Locking Nail System
The unmistakable advantages of the
Gamma Nail Family
• Over 17 years of clinical experience
• New smaller implant with streamlined
instrumentation
• Minimally invasive surgery with the
possibility for less bone removal
• Three entry options for beginning
the procedure
• Potential for earlier weight bearing**
Stryker is proud to work side-by-side with
trauma and orthopaedic surgeons to herald
in the future of orthopaedic fracture
treatment.
To see a Live Gamma3 procedure performed
on a cadaver by Drs. Christopher Born,
James Maxey and Robert Probe, please
visit www.or-live.com/Gamma3/1458
For more information, visit
www.stryker.com/gamma or contact
your Stryker Trauma Representative.
* Includes Gamma, Gamma-Ti, and Gamma3
** Early weight bearing as appropriate for the patient
and determined by the Surgeon. References available
upon request.
† Based on trademark filing with the United States Patent
and Trademark Office, US Registration # 2819616.
†† Millennium Research Group, US Markets for Trauma
Devices, February 2005, Intramedullary Hip Screw
Market.
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