BONE NAIL FOR THE MEDICAL CARE OF SPOKE BONE FRACTURES

摘要

A bone nail for the medical care of spoke bone fractures, whereby a hollow shaft curved in a plane which shaft is distally inserted in the medullary cavity and includes a proximal end which is slotted, by a straddling member having an outer threaded portion cooperating with an inner threaded portion in the slotted portion of said nail shaft to radially expand the proximal nail end by rotating the straddling body, and by a cross bore at the distal end of the shaft to receive a bone screw extending approximately vertical to the plane of the curvature.