BONE PLATE HAVING A CONNECTOR AND A CONNECTOR FOR A SURGICAL LOOP

An apparatus for securing bone portions is provided. The apparatus comprises a surgical cable configured to engage bone. The surgical cable comprises a plurality of elongate elements woven together in an overlapping pattern of helixes. The surgical cable defines a free state internal diameter when t...

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Hauptverfasser: Gephart, Matthew P, Goodwin Jr., Robert A
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for securing bone portions is provided. The apparatus comprises a surgical cable configured to engage bone. The surgical cable comprises a plurality of elongate elements woven together in an overlapping pattern of helixes. The surgical cable defines a free state internal diameter when the plurality of elongate elements are arranged in a free state configuration. The surgical cable defines a near solid state internal diameter that is smaller than the free state internal diameter when the plurality of elongate elements are compressed to arrange the plurality of elongate elements in a near solid state configuration.