Abstract: A nail fixation system and method for the fixation of fractures of the distal radius. The system has a nail inserter and a plurality of arcuate nails, each nail having a head end and a pointed end. Each nail is secured by its head end in the nail inserter and fed through one of several holes cut into the distal radius proximal to the fracture. The curvature of each nail and the angulation of each hole allows each nail to travel through the medullary canal of the radius and then have its point be positioned in a specific site internally on the distal epiphysis. Once the distal radius is fixed the entire wrist is placed in a cast for several weeks until the radius is healed sufficiently for the removal of the nails.

Abstract: A nail fixation system and method for the fixation of fractures of the distal radius. The system has a nail inserter and a plurality of arcuate nails, each nail having a head end and a pointed end. Each nail is secured by its head end in the nail inserter and fed through one of several holes cut into the distal radius proximal to the fracture. The curvature of each nail and the angulation of each hole allows each nail to travel through the medullary canal of the radius and then have its point be positioned in a specific site internally on the distal epiphysis. Once the distal radius is fixed the entire wrist is placed in a cast for several weeks until the radius is healed sufficiently for the removal of the nails.