A guide pin is placed on the anterior aspect of the femoral neck to act as a template. A 2.8 mm guide wire is drilled under power into the lateral cortex in the mid shaft of the femur parallel to the template guide pin. The guide wire is advanced adjacent to the inferior cortex at an angle of 135° to the femoral shaft. The 2.8 mm parallel wire guide can be used through the outer sheath with handle as a guide through soft tissue if needed.
