FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has guiding wire that is passed through when doing closed repair of fractured bone fragments. End of the wire protruding from the bone is inserted into hole 3 in plate 2. Holes are drilled in bone and sharp pointed ends of limbs 4 are brought through them. U-shaped clamp is hammered in into the bone and the wire is removed. Screw is introduced through hole 3 up to the stop and additional compression is applied. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment. 2 dwg
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1998-05-10—Published
1996-02-07—Filed