• Sanjit R Konda, Meghan Maseda, Philipp Leucht, Nirmal Tejwani, Abhishek Ganta, and Kenneth A Egol.
• NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, United States; Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Queens, NY, United States. Electronic address: Sanjit.konda@nyumc.org.
• Injury. 2023 Feb 1; 54 (2): 677682677-682.

PurposeTo determine if the DTS decreases radiation exposure (primary outcome measure), fluoroscopy time (secondary outcome measure), and time to distal screw placement (secondary outcome measure) compared to the freehand "perfect circles" method when used for locking of cephalomedullary nails in the treatment of femur fractures METHODS: Fifty-eight patients with hip or femoral shaft fractures that were treated with a long cephalomedullary nail were enrolled in this study. Cohorts were determined based on the method of distal interlocking screw placement into either the "Perfect Circles" or "Distal Targeting" cohort. Time from cephalad screw placement to placement of final distal interlocking screw (seconds), radiation exposure (mGy), and fluoroscopy time (seconds) were compared between groups. Hospital quality measures were compared between cohorts.ResultsUse of the DTS resulted in 77% (4.3x) lower radiation exposure (p < 0.001), 64% (2.7x) lower fluoroscopy time (p < 0.001), and 60% (1.7x) lower intraoperative time from end of cephalad screw placement to end of distal interlocking screw placement (p < 0.001) compared to the freehand "perfect circles" method. There was no difference in 30-day or 90-day complication rates between cohorts.ConclusionThe Stryker Gamma3® Distal Targeting System is a safe, effective and efficient alternative to the freehand "perfect circles" method.Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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