EXTERNAL BONE FIXATOR SYSTEM

摘要

An external bone fixator device is provided for the treatment of a bone fracture in a patient body, in particular for the treatment of a multi-fragmentary fracture of the proximal humerus which is effective and minimally invasive for the patient. The device comprises a support structure configured for being arranged outside of said patient body, a group of fixing elements connected to said support structure and configured for being stuck in fracture fragments of the bone for keeping said fragments in a relative fixed relationship to each other, and one or more anchoring elements connected to said support structure and configured for being stuck in said bone for anchoring said external bone fixator device thereto; the fixing elements of said group extend along respective longitudinal axes which are transversely arranged to one other. In a version, two or more fixing elements lie in a plurality of mutually transversal planes thus defining a multiplanar stability system. Methods for the treatment of bone fractures are also proposed.