Patent ID: 6224601
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of treating femoral neck fractures which comprises:placing a locking nail in the medullary space of a femur, said nail comprising a generally elongate body having a longitudinal axis and comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, said axis being bent between said proximal and distal portions, said proximal portion having a transverse passageway inclined to said axis; driving a femoral neck blade through said passageway and into the neck of the femur;said distal portion of said nail further comprising a cross bore having a generally oblong cross-section with a major axis of the oblong cross-section extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said nail, said method further comprising inserting a locking element through said cross bore and into the femur to anchor said nail to said femur and locating said locking element either at the proximal end of said bore for static connection of said nail to said femur or at the distal end of said bore for dynamic connection of said nail to said femur.