Patent ID: 7141052

Claim:
A method of setting a fractured bone using an intramedullary nail having a first hole for a proximal locking screw and a second hole for a distal locking screw, comprising: reaming a primary cavity extending from a proximal area, across a fractured area, and into a distal area of the fractured bone, to a first diameter; reaming an expanded cavity in the proximal area of the fractured bone, wherein the primary and the expanded cavities are aligned; inserting the intramedullary nail so as to extend from the expanded cavity to a distal end of the primary cavity; removing a bone fragment from the proximal area of the fractured bone to expose the first hole in the inserted intramedullary nail; inserting the proximal locking screw through the exposed first hole and into the proximal area of the fractured bone without use of a jig; and securing the removed bone fragment to the proximal area of the fractured bone from which the bone fragment was removed, after insertion of the proximal locking screw.