Orthopedic hole filler
First Claim
1. A method of inhibiting formation of a stress riser in a bone, comprising providing a bone, said bone comprising a first device and replacing said first device with a second device, wherein said first device and said second device are substantially cylindrical, the diameter of said second device being larger than that of said first device and wherein formation of a stress riser is inhibited in the presence of said second device.
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Abstract
A method of inhibiting formation of a stress riser in a bone is provided. The method is comprised of providing a bone having a first device and replacing the first device with a second device. Both the first device and the second device are substantially cylindrical, with the diameter of the second device being larger than that of the first device. Formation of a stress riser is inhibited in the presence of the second device.
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- 1. A method of inhibiting formation of a stress riser in a bone, comprising providing a bone, said bone comprising a first device and replacing said first device with a second device, wherein said first device and said second device are substantially cylindrical, the diameter of said second device being larger than that of said first device and wherein formation of a stress riser is inhibited in the presence of said second device.
- 17. A method of inhibiting refracture of a previously fractured bone, comprising filling an aperture in said bone, said aperture having been occupied by a first device and wherein filling said aperture comprises filling with a second device, and wherein refracture of said bone is inhibited in the presence of said second device.
- 31. A bicortical device for inhibiting a stress riser in a bone, the bicortical device linking two cortices of a bone and comprising a non-metallic expandable composition having varying lengths that correspond to a relative thickness of said bone, and the bicortical device further comprising a cylindrical shaft portion for implantation into said bone.
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