S&N ENTERS FOREFOOT MARKET WITH HAT-TRICK (Orthopedics This Week)
Toes in distress now have an option available from Smith & Nephew, plc. The company has entered the forefoot market with the launch of the HAT-TRICK Lesser Toe Repair System. The system has products for metatarsophalangeal (MTP) ligament repair and reconstruction, a metatarsal osteotomy guide, and a revisable, all-PEEK implant for Proximal Inter-Phalangeal (PIP) fusion, also known as hammer toe correction.
As indicated in the news release, with the new HAT-TRICK System, surgeons have access to the HAT-TRICK MTP Joint Repair System, which provides a complete repair of the lesser MTP joint that is less invasive and more anatomic than current standard of care techniques. The HAT-TRICK Osteotomy Guide, which allows for a controlled, precise and reproducible approach that maintains the biomechanical axis of the metatarsal, and the HAT-TRICK PIP Fusion System, which is an all-inside fusion of the PIP joint that is less invasive than other standard of care options.”
“We are excited to expand our successful foot and ankle portfolio into the forefoot,” said Mark Waugh, vice president, Extremities and Limb Restoration ...
