Public Lecture: Design and Fabrication of Orthopedic Short Intramedullary Nail System, part 4
Channel: auacse
Date: 2017-04-21

Orthopedic and trauma care in Armenia encounter various challenges. Hardware and equipment are at the core of patient care in these fields, as surgeons need them to help patients and to increase their work efficiency to become proficient in delivery of care. Unfortunately, the high cost and limited availability of orthopedic and trauma hardware adversely affect both of these components in Armenia. 
The first initiative has been the modified intramedullary nail, a mainstay of trauma care for elderly bone fractures. They have been able to design a system that reduces the complication of the surgical kit, to reduce cost, inventory and streamline care delivery. Over the past two years, they have undertaken the design and revision work for this IM nail in collaboration with students at AUA, where they have been able to implement the first prototype.