Methods for treating fractures of the femur and femoral fracture devices

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APP PUB NO 20050234457A1
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11090102

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The present invention relates to methods and devices for treating femoral fractures, wherein a polyaxial cross member is employed to accommodate a wide range of angles and anteversions/retroversions in the femur, and different securing mechanisms can also be employed to hold and retain such polyaxial cross member in place at the desired orientation.

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SMITH & NEPHEW INC1450 BROOKS ROAD MEMPHIS TN 38116

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Ferrante, Joseph M Bartlett, TN 23 2872
James, Anthony Memphis, TN 59 3986
McReynolds, Keith Olive Branch, MS 3 218
Watanabe, Kohsuke Memphis, TN 25 450

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