Semiabsorbable bone plate spacer
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1. A medical prosthesis for;
- use in bone fracture fixation comprising a bone plate, a bone plate spacer comprising a blend or mixture of a nonabsorbable polymer and a bioabsorbable polymer, and a means for fastening both said bone plate and said bone plate spacer to the bone.
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Abstract
A medical prosthesis for use in bone fracture fixation comprises a bone plate, a bone plate spacer comprising a blend or mixture of a nonabsorbable polymer and a bioabsorbable polymer, and a means for fastening both the bone plate and the bone plate spacer to the bone.
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1. A medical prosthesis for;
- use in bone fracture fixation comprising a bone plate, a bone plate spacer comprising a blend or mixture of a nonabsorbable polymer and a bioabsorbable polymer, and a means for fastening both said bone plate and said bone plate spacer to the bone.
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10. A method for bone fracture fixation comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a medical prosthesis comprising a bone plate, a bone plate spacer comprising a blend or mixture of a nonabsorbable polymer and a bioabsorbable polymer, and a means for fastening bone said bone plate and said bone plate spacer to said bone with said bone plate spacer adjacent said bone, and b. securing said prosthesis to said bone by fastening means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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