PRE-TENSIONED BONE ANCHORS AND METHODS OF USING AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME

摘要

Devices and methods for anchoring implants to bone are disclosed. A pre-tensioned device (200) for anchoring an implant to bone includes a base element (210), a head element (220), and a tensioning element (230). The base element includes a bone engagement portion (213), and the head element includes an implant engagement portion (223). The tensioning element can serve to create a predetermined amount of tension within the device. A method of anchoring an implant to bone can include inserting such a device through a hole in an implant into bone, with the tensioning element set to a predetermined tension.