| 摘要 |
<p>The invention concerns an orthopaedic fastener (1) for locating a body structure relative to a bone. The fastener has a shank (2) which in use passes through the body structure and which has an anchor portion (3) at an operatively distal end thereof. The anchor portion can be anchored in a hole drilled in the bone. The shank also has a locking portion (5) at an operatively proximal end thereof opposite to the distal end, and there is a connecting portion (6) between the anchor portion and the locking portion. The fastener has a locking element (9) which can be engaged with the locking portion at a selected position on a section of the locking portion projecting from the body structure on a side thereof remote from the bone, thereby to apply tension to the shank. At least the connecting portion exhibits limited flexibility to allow relative movement to take place between the body structure and the bone. In one particular application, the fastener may be used to locate the clavicle relative to the coracoid process of the scapula in a shoulder.</p> |
