This is a Smith- Peterson nail mounted on a Thornton Plate. The nail was invented in 1925 by Marius Smith- Peterson (1886–1953) of Massachusetts General Hospital to repair a fractured hip. The plate was developed in 1937, by Lawson Thornton (1885-1957) to hold the nail in the femur bone. It was manufactured by Zimmer, Inc in the late 20th Century. The combination nail and plate resulted in 70% of the cases healing compared with 50% using the nail alone. [M-129.11316]
(National Museum of Health and Medicine Photo by Kevin Sommer Giron)
| Date Taken: | 08.12.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.17.2025 11:17 |
| Photo ID: | 9321060 |
| VIRIN: | 250812-D-FY143-1024 |
| Resolution: | 3118x2079 |
| Size: | 3.01 MB |
| Location: | SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, US |
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