| 摘要 |
A ratcheting epiphysiodesis plate comprises a female base half (20) having a ratchet arm (230) and a male sliding half (30) having a series of ratchet teeth (312), the male sliding half being slidably connected to the female base half with the ratchet arm engaging the ratchet teeth, one of the female and male sliding halves including a 'first fixation element receiving hole (222), (322) for receiving therethrough a fixation element for binding the plate to a bone. The plate may further comprise a slider band (40) slidably connected to the female base half over the ratchet arm, or a plurality of female base halves with ratchet arms of different lengths, in order to adjust the preset load required to release the ratchet arms from the ratchet teeth. |
