| 摘要 |
<p>A clamping assembly (10) for clamping together first and second sections (12a, 12b) of bone having, when so clamped, a common external surface (20, 20b) generally perpendicular to contacting surfaces (21a, 21b) of the first and second bone sections (12a, 12b) , and each bone section having a side surface (22a, 22b) generally parallel to the common external surface and transversely joined to the common external surface (20a, 20b). The clamping assembly (10) includes first and second plates (30), each plate having a horizontal section (32) and a vertical section (34). The first and second plates (30) are aligned and disposed opposite each other with the horizontal section (32) of the first plate being disposed along the common surface (20a) of the first bone section and its vertical section (34) disposed along the side surface (22a) of the first bone section (12a) and the horizontal section (32) of the second plate being disposed along the common surface (20b) of the second bone section (12b) and its vertical section (34) disposed along the side surface (22b) of the second bone section (12b). The horizontal section (32) of each plate is grooved to enable a wire (120) to pass through the groove (343) of the plates (30) an to be wound in a figure of eight configuration for pulling the plates (30) toward each other and for compressing the two bone sections together without the figure-of-8 wire touching the bone section. In one embodiment, an oblique hole (345) is formed in the vertical points of the plates to enable a second wire (220) to pass underneath the bone sections and through the oblique holes to allow a circumferential wire (220) to pass around the plate so as to also provide a holding and compressive force for the two bone sections.</p> |
