List of orthopedic implants

An orthopedic implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing joint or bone or to support a damaged bone. The medical implant is mainly fabricated using stainless steel and titanium alloys for strength and the plastic coating that is done on it acts as an artificial cartilage. Internal fixation is an operation in orthopedics that involves the surgical implementation of implants for the purpose of repairing a bone. During the surgery of broken bones through internal fixation the bone fragments are first reduced into their normal alignment then they are held together with the help of internal fixators such as plates, screws, nails, pins and wires. Austin-Moore prosthesis for fracture of the neck of femur Baksi's prosthesis for elbow replacement Charnley prosthesis for total hip replacement Condylar blade plate for condylar fractures of femur Ender's nail for fixing intertrochanteric fracture Grosse-Kempf nail for tibial or femoral shaft fracture pin (or LIH for Lars Ingvar Hansson), a hook-pin used for fractures of the femoral neck Harrington rod for fixation of the spine Hartshill rectangle for fixation of the spine Insall Burstein prosthesis : for total knee replacement Richard N.W. Wohns interspinous implant and implantation instrument intended to be implanted between two adjacent dorsal spines Kirschner wire for fixation of small bones Kuntscher nail for fracture of the shaft of femur Luque rod : for fixation of the spine Moore's pin for fracture of the neck of femur Neer's prosthesis for shoulder replacement Rush nail for diaphyseal fractures of a long bone Smith Peterson nail for fracture of the neck of femur Smith Peterson nail with McLaughlin's plate for intertrochanteric fracture Seidel nail for fracture of the shaft of humerus Souter's prosthesis for elbow replacement Steffee plate for fixation of the spine Steinmann pin for skeletal traction Swanson prosthesis for the replacement of joints of the fingers Talwalkar nail for fracture of radius and ulna Thompson prosthesis for fracture of the neck of femur Image: Moore's pin.