Smith & Nephew 12225210 Integra® External Fixation System

The strut is an adjustable component designed to facilitate building and maintaining frames, from initial surgery to follow-up care. This strut features an unlocked mode, where large adjustments may be made to the component’s vertical translation. It also features one distal end which is designed to enable construction of frames with offset rings or different diameter rings. The tightened mode allows for fine adjustments in vertical translation; this enables surgeons to conveniently apply compression and distraction to the frame, both intra-operatively and post-operatively. The fully locked mode restricts translation and angular movement creating a rigid construct.