Patent ID: 8641742

Claim:
A method for correcting an angular deformity in a bone, the method comprising: positioning a link so that the link spans across a physis of a bone, the bone having an angular deformity, the link comprising a first portion having a first opening extending therethrough, a second portion having a second opening extending therethrough, and a central portion extending between the first portion and the second portion, the central portion being more flexible than the first portion or the second portion; advancing a first bone engager through the first opening on the link and into a metaphyseal section of the bone so that the first bone engager secures the link to the metaphyseal section, the metaphyseal section being located on one side of the physis; advancing a second bone engager through the second opening on the link and into an epiphyseal section of the bone so that the second bone engager secures the link to the epiphyseal section, the epiphyseal section being located on an opposite side of the physis; and allowing the physis to generate more physeal tissue on a side of the bone opposite the link so that the central portion of the link bends and the angular deformity of the bone is reduced.