Tubular fixation element for minimally-invasive fascieography surgical procedure

摘要

A minimally-invasive fascieography surgical procedure employs a tubular fixation element consisting of two detachable semicircular shells (2, 2), each with a wedge-shaped detent at both the proximal and distal ends. The surgical tool further has a pushrod (1) of essentially the same overall length as the shells, and lever wedges (11, 12) with apertures (13) for the wedge sections. The wedges co-locate within the holes to effect a temporary union.