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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Alan Johnstone, Aberdeen, GB;
Alan Johnstone, Aberdeen, GB;
Grampian Health Board, , GB;
Abstract
A bone fixture apparatus has an elongate fixture device intended to be inserted in a metaphysical region of a long bone. The device is inserted generally transversely of the direction of the medullary cavity in the bone. The fixture device includes an aperture extending laterally thereof and intended to accommodate an intramedullary nail inserted longitudinally therethrough into the cavity. The fixture device is further formed with an axial aperture intended to receive a securing element capable of insertion therein to firmly engage said nail with the fixture device. Also disclosed is a jig arrangement for locating, relative to a long bone, the bone fixture apparatus.