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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Treharne, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Richards Medical Company, Memphis, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 128 / ;
Abstract
A method for repairing a bone fracture with a compression screw assembly is provided. First and second non-resorbable compression members are positioned so that the head portion of the compression screw can protrude from the surface of the second non-resorbable compression member after further compression is effected by the normal healing process. At least the head portion of the screw is formed of a material that resorbs upon contact with body fluids.