Q. What is the specification of Schanz pins?

Answer

A Schanz pin is an attaching device consisting of a metal rod with threaded prongs at one end and a shaped end for securing into another device. Schanz pin self-drilling is an innovative medical device that increases pullout resistance in the cortical and cancellous bone while decreasing heat generation and insertion torque. Schanz pin is designed to be used in conjunction with an external fixation system for the treatment of open or closed fractures, limb lengthening through epiphyseal, pseudoarthrosis, nonunion of long bones, or correction of segmental bony or soft tissue deformity, metaphyseal distraction, soft tissue defects, and joint arthrodesis.