Abstract: To receive the weight of the body from the pelvis and distribute it evenly to the shaft of a fractured femur while bracing the fractured femur, an intramedullary hip pin engages a plate secured to the lateral cortex of the shaft. The hip pin has an enlarged end portion positionable within the head and neck of the femur to receive and distribute forces from the pelvis and to impede protrusion of the pin through the head of the femur. The hip pin also includes an expansible member in the form of a cage for tightly securing the hip pin within the head and neck of the femur. The plate is adapted to be secured to the outer surface of the femur and includes an inclined, tubular, pin-receiving portion extending partially into an opening formed through the surface of the femur and into the neck of the femur.