Patent ID: 7410489

Claim:
An orthopedic fixation system for fixing a bone having an exterior cortical portion and a non-cortical interior portion to an element which is a bone fragment or a prosthesis, comprising a length of flexible, inelastic cord; a first fastener for attaching the cord to said element; a second fastener for attaching the cord to the bone and enabling the cord to extend from said first fastener within the non-cortical interior of the bone to the second fastener, at least one of the fasteners having an opening through which the cord may pass from the interior of the bone to the exterior to enable said element to be securely mounted to the bone portion, and an axially rigid tubular support that includes pharmaceuticals for release into the fracture site and is sized to permit the cord to extend through it the at least one fastener including a lock for locking the cord to the fastener through which it passes, wherein the opening comprises a bore at least partially threaded and within which the cord extends, and wherein the lock comprises a threaded member threadingly received in the bore and capable of engaging the cord to restrain cord movement.