TENSION INSTRUMENT, KIT, AND RELATED METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for use in orthopaedic procedures used for tensioning a cable around a long bone.

SOLUTION: A device includes a body. The device also includes first connecting means operably associated with the body for connecting a first end of the cable to the device. The device also includes second connecting means operably associated with the body for connecting a second end of the cable to the device. The first connecting means and/or the second connecting means include a unidirectional locking mechanism for tightening the cable.

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