Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1993-08-05
1996-01-02
Graysay, Tamara L.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
606 98, A61B 1772
Patent
active
054804027
ABSTRACT:
A compression interlocking system for stabilizing shoulder fractures comprises an elongated intramedullary rod for extending within a bore generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the humerus from the proximal end of the humerus to beyond the fracture, a pair of proximal transverse bores in the rod for positioning proximate the fracture, and a pair of proximal lag screws for extending across said fracture and through said transverse bores.
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