FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE

A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a compression fixation between a first and further component. The apparatus comprises an elongate body having a head end and a tip end and comprising a screw thread including a first region in which the screw thread has a corresponding first pitch a...

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Hauptverfasser: Gutteridge, Alexander John, Williams, Andrew Michael
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a compression fixation between a first and further component. The apparatus comprises an elongate body having a head end and a tip end and comprising a screw thread including a first region in which the screw thread has a corresponding first pitch and a further region, extending from the tip end, in which the screw thread is tapered and has a corresponding farther pitch that continually decreases away from the tip end.