The DHS Locked Plate features - The DHS Locked Plates have a low-profile design, reducing the
risk of trochanteric bursitis. The DHS Locked Plates are made of 316L stainless steel and
are cold-worked for strength.
• The DHS Locked Plates are available in a wide range of
sizes and barrel angles, with standard or short barrels,
for varied clinical situations.
• The Dynamic Hip Screw is designed to provide
strong and stable internal fixation of a variety of
inter-trochanteric, subtrochanteric and basilar neck
fractures, with minimal soft tissue irritation.
• Two flats within the DHS Locked Plate barrel correspond to the
two-flat design of the DHS/DCS Lag Screw, preventing
rotation of the lag screw within the barrel. The two-flat
design also eases insertion of the plate over the
DHS/DCS Lag Screw.
• DCP® (Dynamic Compression Plate) holes in the
DHS side plate:
- allow angulation of 4.5 mm Cortex Screws and locking option for 5.0mm Cortex Locked screws, for lag screw fixation of medial fragments, and
- allow axial compression and multiple-screw fixation
of the main fragment in subtrochanteric fractures
with shaft extension.
.The DHS Locked Plate is indicated for the following fractures of the
proximal femur:
• Intertrochanteric fractures
• Subtrochanteric fractures*
• Basilar neck fractures