Bone fixation with a bone plate attached to a fastener assembly
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1. A method of attaching a fastener assembly to a bone plate, comprising:
- disposing a bone plate adjacent a bone, the bone plate defining an opening;
forming a channel through the bone, coaxial to the opening; and
installing a fastener assembly in the channel, such that a first fastener of the fastener assembly is in threaded engagement with the bone plate at the opening, a second fastener of the fastener assembly is in threaded engagement with the first fastener, and a head of the second fastener and the bone plate are disposed adjacent respective opposite sides of the bone, wherein the opposite sides are across the bone from each other.
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Abstract
System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for bone fixation with a bone plate attached to a fastener assembly including a first fastener disposed in threaded engagement with the bone plate and a second fastener disposed in threaded engagement with the first fastener.
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1. A method of attaching a fastener assembly to a bone plate, comprising:
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disposing a bone plate adjacent a bone, the bone plate defining an opening; forming a channel through the bone, coaxial to the opening; and installing a fastener assembly in the channel, such that a first fastener of the fastener assembly is in threaded engagement with the bone plate at the opening, a second fastener of the fastener assembly is in threaded engagement with the first fastener, and a head of the second fastener and the bone plate are disposed adjacent respective opposite sides of the bone, wherein the opposite sides are across the bone from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of attaching a fastener assembly to a bone plate, comprising:
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disposing a bone plate adjacent a bone, the bone plate defining an opening; placing a guide wire in the bone, coaxial to the opening; forming a channel through the bone, coaxial to the opening; locking a first fastener to the bone plate by threaded engagement of the first fastener with the bone plate at the opening; advancing a shaft of a second fastener to the first fastener with the shaft disposed over the guide wire; and locking the second fastener to the first fastener within the bone by threaded engagement of the first and second fasteners with each other, such that a head of the second fastener and the bone plate are positioned adjacent respective opposite sides of the bone, wherein the opposite sides are across the bone from each other. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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