Patent ID: 7637908

Claim:
A method for intramedullary subchondral support fixation of a radial head having radial head fragments and a radial shaft extending from said radial head, comprising: providing an insertion plate having a head segment, a neck segment disposed at a generally 90-degree angle to said head segment, a first shaft segment disposed at a generally obtuse angle to said neck segment, a first shaft connecting segment disposed at a generally 90-degree angle to said first shaft segment, a second shaft connecting segment disposed at a generally 90-degree angle to said first shaft segment, a second shaft segment disposed at a generally 90-degree angle to said second shaft connecting segment, and at lest one tail segment disposed at a generally obtuse angle to said second shaft segment; inserting said insertion plate in said radial shaft of said radius; attaching a first one of said head segment and said neck segment of said insertion plate to said radial head; attaching said radial head fragments to a second one of head segment and said neck segment of said insertion plate; attaching said first shaft segment and said second shaft connecting segment to said radial shaft; and attaching said tail segment to said radial shaft.