| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved fixation device and method for correcting joint deformities such as hammertoe and the like, where the hammertoe deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint causes osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease or diabetes may cause muscle, nerve, or joint damage which may also deform one or more joints.SOLUTION: A fixation device 100 comprises a first clamping member 110 having an adjustable clamping collar 112 and a first curved support portion 114 attached to the adjustable clamping collar. The first clamping member is adapted to receive a digit 170. The first curved support portion is adapted to support an inferior surface of a proximal phalanx 171 of the digit 170. A distal member 130 is adjustably attachable to the first clamping member. The distal member has a second curved support surface 132 adapted to support an inferior surface of a distal phalanx 172 of the digit and a curved distal end 134 adapted to apply a compressive force in a proximal direction to a distal end of the distal phalanx. |
