A fixation device for a bone fracture

摘要

A fixation device for a bone fracture comprises a plate which is arcuate when viewed along its length so that it can be fitted around a bone in the region of the fracture. The plate has a body portion and an array of inwardly directed fastening projections along each of its opposite edges which can fixedly engage the bone along its length when the plate is positioned around the bone and its edges are subjected to an inward clamping force. The fastening projections are arranged so that lines extending along respective edges of the plate joining adjacent fastening projections each have a wavy configuration.