Patent ID: 6855146

Claim:
A fixation system for the treatment of femoral fractures, comprising an intramedullary nail, a femoral-head screw and a hip pin, wherein the intramedullary nail includes a distal end for insertion in the medullary channel, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis and, a first borehole located closer to the proximal end that intersects the longitudinal axis and is configured to accept the femoral-head screw, and the first borehole defining a center line extending at an angle α of 30° to 70° relative to the longitudinal axis; and the intramedullary nail includes a second borehole provided between the first borehole and the proximal end that intersects the longitudinal axis and is configured to accept the hip pin and is at least in part elongated into a slot with a width B and a length L>B, said length L of the slot extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis.