Patent ID: 7037308

Claim:
A fracture fixation implant comprising: a first portion constructed and arranged to be implanted within a bone across a fracture site in said bone, a second portion integrally formed with said first portion by at least one a bend, said second portion being of a length to extend backwardly in opposite direction from said first portion across the fracture site outside the bone, said at least one bend being of a size to extend outside the bone and space the second portion from the first portion by a distance so that the second portion can pass on a superficial surface of the bone, such that said first and second portions are juxtaposed with one another in offset planes with the first portion extending longitudinally in the bone, the second portion extending longitudinally on the outside of the bone, the arrangement being such that by applying a pulling force to said second portion, a tension force can be developed in said first and second portions, and a fixation element having means for being secured to said bone and for cooperating with said second portion to maintain said a tension force developed in the first and second portions and produce compression of the bone across the fracture site.