As Shark Screw® cut is available in four different diameters and can also be processed intraoperatively in length, it is used for over 60 different indications. With uses in hand & wrist and foot & ankle surgery, it is the standard allograft for percutaneous screw fixation of the scaphoid bone and bunion deformities, as well as the allograft of choice for complex revisions and non-unions.
Special features:
Forms a natural bone bridge, adaptable in length
Areas of use:
Hand & wrist, foot & ankle, shoulder, knee & pediatric surgery
Recommended for:
Arthrodesis, refixation of bone fragments, fractures, osteotomies, osteochondral defects, non-unions & revision surgeries
Available diameters:
3.5 mm / 4.0 mm / 4.5 mm / 5.0 mm
Always select the largest
Available lengths:
35 mm / 45 mm (only 4.5 mm)
Shelf life:
5 years from date of manufacture
„The Shark Screw® provides a completely natural solution for osteosynthesis. This allograft screw ensures stable fixation of the fragment while the body gradually integrates it, allowing it to be remodeled into the patient‘s own bone.“
Using Shark Screw® for Radial Styloid Fracture Fixation
„Very few things in medicine make as much sense as the Shark Screw®. It’s a device that really makes you wonder how no one developed this sooner.“
Using Shark Screw® for Non-unions
