| 摘要 |
2124853 9325151 PCTABS00028 A method and apparatus (10) is provided for bone fixation which includes oscillating a wire (16) about a longitudinal axis (24), advancing the oscillating wire (16) into the bone tissue (80), and leaving the wire (16) in the bone tissue (80) as a fixation element. The apparatus in the present invention may be a self-contained unit (12) for providing oscillatory motion to a chuck (14) configured for releasably engaging a K-wire (16) or the like, or may include a drivegear (20) for use with a conventional rotor and drill for accomplishing the same oscillatory action.
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