Endosteal nail
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Aug 24, 2010
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Mar 24, 2005
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Nov 10, 2004
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Dec 10, 2002
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The system includes an elongate intramedullary nail which is rigidly fixed under compression to the endosteal surface of a bone with unicortical locking machine screws inserted through the bone and into a plurality of longitudinally displaced threaded holes in the nail. A jig is provided for drilling holes through the bone in alignment with the screw holes in the nail. The nail and jig each include anti-rotation structure at which the nail and jig can be coupled together in a fixed alignment. A method is also provided for implanting an intramedullary nail on two sides of a bone fracture, and clamping the bone with sufficient force to immobolize the fracture by forcing the implant against an endosteal surface of the bone and applying a compressive force against the outer surface of the bone.
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