Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc.

Arthrex Trauma, Inc.

Association for the Advancement of Musculoskeletal

Joshua R Langford

Kazunori Miyahara

Kenneth J Koval

Kenneth Darrell West

A bone nail for stabilizing a fracture. The bone nail having a head portion and a stem portion. The stem portion offset from the longitudinal axis of the head portion. The nail including a continuous passageway extending from a rear edge of the nail to a front edge of the nail. The continuous passageway including a bore extending longitudinally through the head portion and both a groove and a bore in the stem portion.

Bone nail

A bone plate for the compression of a fracture site or osteotomy of a bone includes a bone plate body having a plurality of screw holes and bone screws accommodated in the screw holes. At least one of the screw holes is teardrop shaped having a wide portion and a narrow portion. The bone screw selected for use in the screw hole can be either a locking screw or a non-locking screw, as the screw hole can accept both types.

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Orlando, FL, United States of America

Joshua R Langford