FDA clears the way for IM fixation in Extremities

See my interview with Wade Fallin HERE

FDA CLEARS WAY FOR INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION FOR EXTREMITIES  (Orthopedics This Week)
Wade Fallin, the CEO of IntraFuse, says intramedullary fixation is the standard-of-care today for most fractures of the large, long bones of the body due to superior clinical outcomes versus plating systems, yet plating systems are still the standard-of-care for the smaller, long bones of the extremities."
But with the FDA 510(k) clearance of Logan, Utah-based IntraFuse's FlexThread Fibula Pin System, the options for surgeons are widening.
Percutaneous Fixation
The Flex...