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Patent US4565193 - Pronged plate for resetting fractured bones - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA pronged plate for fixing bone parts together at a bone fracture in the region of an articulation has prongs projecting transversely from one end of the plate, which is elongate to lie along a limb bone, and has perforations to receive securing screws to be screwed into the bone. To prevent the articular...http://www.google.com/patents/US4565193?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4565193 - Pronged plate for resetting fractured bonesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS4565193 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/531,905Publication dateJan 21, 1986Filing dateSep 12, 1983Priority dateSep 13, 1982Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE3332765A1Publication number06531905, 531905, US 4565193 A, US 4565193A, US-A-4565193, US4565193 A, US4565193AInventorsElke StreliOriginal AssigneeElke StreliExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (9), Referenced by (231), Classifications (9), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPronged plate for resetting fractured bones
A pronged plate for fixing bone parts together at a bone fracture in the region of an articulation has prongs projecting transversely from one end of the plate, which is elongate to lie along a limb bone, and has perforations to receive securing screws to be screwed into the bone. To prevent the articular part of the bone from slipping off the prongs when loaded in use, the axes of the prongs are arranged to make an angle of about 20� with the plane which is perpendicular to the elongate part of the plate and contains the longitudinal axis of the plate.
1. A pronged article for fixing bone parts in position together at a bone fracture in the region of an articulation, comprising an elongated plate having a longitudinal axis and adapted to lie along one of said bone parts, said plate being transverse to a longitudinal plane including said axis and having a plurality of prongs projecting transversely from one end of the plate, said plate having a plurality of apertures formed therein for receiving plate fixating means for securing said plate to said one of said bone parts, said plate being characterised by the improvement wherein the axes of said prongs, when extended to intersect said longitudinal plane, each include angles of between 10� and 30� with said longitudinal plane.
2. A pronged article claimed in claim 1 wherein said axes of said prongs adjacent said plate are substantially coplanar in a further plane which intersects said longitudinal plane with an included angle of less than 90�.
3. A pronged article as claimed in claim 2 wherein said included angle of said further plane is an angle of 80�.
11. A pronged article as claimed in claim 1 said axes of said prongs lie generally in a transverse plane which includes an angle of 65� to 80� with said longitudinal axis.
13. A pronged article as claimed in claim 1 wherein said angle included by the axes of said prongs with said plane is an angle of about 20�.
In the pronged plates known from German Auslegeschrift No. 2,602,900, French Patent Specification No. 1,487,486 and French Published Application No. 2,064,530, the prongs extend approximately parallel to the perpendicular plane through the longitudinal axis of the plate, the prongs projecting from the plate part at an angle of about 70� to 120�. However, this is a disadvantage, inasmuch as there is a risk of the fragment of the articular head sliding off from the prongs when the bone is put under load. This is the case particularly if the bone parts have a porous, i.e. spongy structure, or there is crushed bone or the contact surface is small or there is little room available for fixing the plate by means of the prongs, as is the case, for example, with fractures in the region of the end remote from the body, i.e. the distal end, of radius bones.
According to the invention, this is achieved when the axes of the prongs include angles of between 10� and 30�, preferably of about 20�, with a first plane which is generally perpendicular to the plate and includes the longitudinal axis of the plate. Such an alignment of the prongs prevents the articular part of the bone from sliding off the prongs.
Preferably, the prongs here enclose an angle of less than 90�, in particular an angle of 80�, with the plane approximately coinciding with the plate, i.e. a second plane including the axis but transverse to the first plane. In combination with a screw, which is likewise inserted in the articular part of the fragment, optimum fixing of the articular part of the plate can be achieved in this way.
At least one apertures for receiving a screw which can be inserted into the articular part can be located in the region directly adjacent to the prongs. A screw providing additional fixing of position can be introduced through this perforation into the articular part. The external support at the site of fracture requires additional fixing in the form of bracing by means of the screw especially if the articular part has been crushed or if the structure of the bone in the region of fracture is particularly porous. Provided that this screw encloses an angle of between 45� and 20�, preferably of about 30�, with the prongs, the spongy bone fragments can become compressed and stabilised between the prongs and the plate.
As can be seen from FIG. 1, a pronged plate 1 according to the invention has a longitudinally extending, slightly curved part 2 which is formed with holes 3 for the insertion of screws. In its end region which is at the top in the drawing, the plate 1 is provided with four prongs 5 projecting at an angle of about 80�. As FIG. 2 shows, the plate 1 has a width which increases towards the prongs 5. Moreover, it is formed with five apertures 3, the lowest perforation 3a having the shape of a slot.
As can be seen from FIG. 3, the prongs 5 include angle α of about 20� with the first plane 20 which includes the longitudinal axis of the plate 1 and is generally perpendicular to the part 2, in contact with the shaft of the bone, of the plate 1. The axes of the prongs are longitudinal axes angularly extends from a face of a plate and generally lying in a plane transverse to the axis of the plate. The axes of these prongs define the angle α with the first axial plane as defined above. This effectively prevents the articular part from sliding off the prongs 5. For use on the right half or left half of the body, the prongs 5 can point respectively to one side or the other relative to the part 2, so that it is possible to speak of left-handed or right-handed pronged plates 1.
The plate 1 is fixed in such a way that initially bores for the prongs 5 are made in the fragment 13 with the aid of an aiming device, whereupon the prongs 5 are knocked into the fragment 13. Thereupon the plate part 2 of the plate 1 is fixed to the shaft 12 of the radius 10 by means of a screw passing through the lowest perforation 3a shaped as a slot. After checking the position of the plate 1 on the X-ray screen, a slight change of position of the plate 1 relative to the shaft 12 can be carried out by means of the slot 3a. Screws are then inserted through the remaining holes 3 into the shaft 12 of the bone. In doing this, the direction of the screw located nearest the prongs 5 is in particular selected according to the requirements of the particular fracture, i.e. in such a way, in the illustrative embodiment, that this screw includes an angle of about 30� with the prongs 5.
Additionally, it is pointed out that the plate part 2 can also be formed with a lateral lug 21 which is likewise provided with a bore 22. In FIG. 2, this lug 21 is shown. This lug 21 projects from the plate part 2, is curved and has such a length that the bone 10 is surrounded over about 90� by the plate part 2 and the lug 21.
The second plane 30 in which approximately the prongs 5 lie includes an angle β of 65� to 80� with the line 31 connecting the bores 3 and the axis of the plate.
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