Orthopedic fracture fixation device

Details Orthopedic fracture fixation device Orthopedic fracture fixation device

1979-03-15

1980-07-15

Frinks, Ronald L.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

A61B 1718, A61F 504

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042122945

ABSTRACT:
An orthopedic fixation device and method for fixation of fractures of the proximal end of the ulna comprising a first fixation member having an enlarged head and an elongated body having a threaded aperture formed in the mid-portion thereof and a threaded outer portion and a second fixation member comprising an elongated pin or a threaded flexible body having a smooth tapered tip at one end thereof and a head having a groove formed on the outer surface thereof at the opposite end thereof, specifically configured to provide a three point fixation to enhance the compression between the fractured surfaces, and to improve the rigidity and compression of fracture fixation thereby improving bone healing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2821979 (1958-02-01), Cameron
patent: 3763855 (1973-10-01), McAtee
McAtee Olecranon Device, Orthopedic Catalog, Richards Mfg. Co., Memphis, Tenn., 1974 (Received 3/25/75 in Scientific Library), pp. 88-89.

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