84% FUSION RATE VS 16% – NEW JFAS HAMMERTOE STUDY (Orthopedics This Week)
A new study published in The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, "Dual-Component Intramedullary Implant Versus Kirchner Wire for Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fusion: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial," compared using the Nextra implant to K-wires. Nextra crushed K-wires in terms of fusion rates.
The study, which was a randomized treatment group vs control group trial, found clear advantages to the Nextra Hammertoe Correction System to treat hammertoe deformity. K-wires are considered to be the traditional treatment...
