METHODS FOR TREATING FRACTURES OF THE FEMUR AND FEMORAL FRACTURE DEVICES

The present invention relates to methods and devices for treating femoral fractures, wherein a polyaxial cross member is employed to accommodate a wide range of angles and anteversions/retroversions in the femur, and different securing mechanisms can also be employed to hold and retain such polyaxia...

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Hauptverfasser:	FERRANTE, JOSEPH, M, JAMES, ANTHONY, WATANABE, KOHSUKE, MCREYNOLDS, KEITH
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to methods and devices for treating femoral fractures, wherein a polyaxial cross member is employed to accommodate a wide range of angles and anteversions/retroversions in the femur, and different securing mechanisms can also be employed to hold and retain such polyaxial cross member in place at the desired orientation. L'invention concerne des procédés et des dispositifs de traitement des fractures fémorales. Une traverse polyaxiale est conçue pour s'adapter à une large gamme d'angles d'antéversions/rétroversions du fémur. Par ailleurs, différents mécanismes de fixation peuvent servir à fixer et à maintenir en place la traverse polyaxiale dans l'orientation souhaitée.