Distal radial fracture set and method for repairing distal radial fractures
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1. A bone fixation set for the treatment of distal radial fractures comprising:
- a fixation plate, said plate having a plurality of bone screw holes formed therethrough, said plate having a proximal end and a distal end, said plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface of said plate constructed to substantially conform to the dorsal surface of the radius bone, said upper surface and said lower surface of said plate being depressed proximate said bone screw holes formed through said plate; and
an attachable blade, said blade comprising a blade insertion portion and an attachment portion, said attachment portion of said blade being attachable to said distal end of said plate.
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Abstract
A bone fixation set for the treatment of distal radial fractures is provided. The device includes a plate having countersunk bone screw holes and a blade constructed for placement in the capitate of the radius. A method for implanting the bone fixation set is also provided.
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1. A bone fixation set for the treatment of distal radial fractures comprising:
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a fixation plate, said plate having a plurality of bone screw holes formed therethrough, said plate having a proximal end and a distal end, said plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface of said plate constructed to substantially conform to the dorsal surface of the radius bone, said upper surface and said lower surface of said plate being depressed proximate said bone screw holes formed through said plate; and an attachable blade, said blade comprising a blade insertion portion and an attachment portion, said attachment portion of said blade being attachable to said distal end of said plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for repairing a distal radial fracture comprising:
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extending the hand and forearm such that said hand and said forearm are extended to their full lengths, thereby reducing the fracture; repositioning radial bone fragments to their proper anatomical positions within said forearm; drilling screw holes through said radial bone; forming concave depressions in said radial bone about each of said screw holes; threadably securing a bone fixation plate to said radial bone by driving bone screws through said bone fixation plate and into said fractured radius. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for repairing a distal radial fracture comprising:
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extending the hand and forearm such that said hand and said forearm are extended to their full lengths, thereby reducing the fracture; repositioning radial bone fragments to their proper anatomical positions within said forearm; drilling bone screw holes through said radial bone; cutting a groove in the cortex of the capitate of said radial bone, said groove being dimensioned to receive a blade of a bone fixation set; threadably securing a plate of a bone fixation set to said radial bone by driving bone screws through said plate and into said fractured radius; inserting said blade through said groove formed in the capitate of said radial bone and into said radial bone; and securing said blade to said plate of said bone fixation device.
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17. A low-profile bone fixation plate for the treatment of fractures comprising:
a bone fixation plate having a plurality of bone screw openings formed therethrough for receiving bone screws, said plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said upper surface and said lower surface being depressed toward one another proximate said bone screw openings, wherein said bone screw openings taper inwardly from said upper surface to said lower surface whereby bone screws implanted in the bone are recessed within the fixation plate.
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