A compression nut for treating a bone includes a head and a body extending longitudinally from the head to a free end. The body includes an exterior threading along an exterior surface of a threaded portion of the body separated from the head via an unthreaded portion. The nut also includes a channel extending longitudinally through the body. The channel includes an interior threaded extending along an interior surface of the channel configured to threadedly engage an end of a locking screw received therein.

Described herein is an intramedullary femoral nail implant. The implant can be more easily converted to a load bearing hip replacement. Fixation of the intramedullary nail may be enhanced by injection of cement. Disclosed devices may be preferable to other types of intramedullary nails at the time of the first procedure given their characteristics of improved fixation, stability, and flexibility for potential conversion via a less complex operation.

Devices, systems, and methods for bone stabilization, especially proximal humeral stabilization. The stabilization system may include a bone plate having an elongated portion extending along a longitudinal axis and an enlarged head portion extending from the elongated portion. The stabilization system may include an intramedullary nail having an upper portion and a lower portion extending from the upper portion, the upper portion and the lower portion including a plurality of holes. A plurality of fasteners may be configured to extend through one or more of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate and/or one or more of the plurality of holes in the intramedullary nail and into the bone. The plate and nail may each be used alone or in combination together to stabilize a fracture in a long bone, such as a humerus.

A fibular nail for repairing distal fibular fractures is provided that does not require a transfibular-transtibial interlocking screw for stabilization. The nail provides transverse apertures permitting fixation of the proximal and distal portions of a fractured fibula to the nail. The nail has apertures for securing the fibula to the nail on the proximal side of a fracture and on the distal side of a fracture. Optionally, the nail may be connected to the tibia for stabilization.

A locking tack for attaching a bone fixation device to a bone includes (a) an elongated body including a distal portion formed of a weldable material and sized to be received within a bore through a portion of a target bone and a proximal portion which, when the distal portion is in a desired position within a target bone, extends out of the bone; (b) a channel extending longitudinally through the elongated body from a proximal end thereof to a channel distal end within the distal portion of the elongated body; and (c) an engaging feature at a distal end of the channel configured to engage an extraction mechanism so that forces applied to the extraction mechanism are transmitted to the distal end of the elongated body.

Devices, systems, and methods for bone stabilization, especially proximal humeral stabilization. The stabilization system may include a bone plate having an elongated portion extending along a longitudinal axis and an enlarged head portion extending from the elongated portion. The stabilization system may include an intramedullary nail having an upper portion and a lower portion extending from the upper portion, the upper portion and the lower portion including a plurality of holes. A plurality of fasteners may be configured to extend through one or more of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate and/or one or more of the plurality of holes in the intramedullary nail and into the bone. The plate and nail may each be used alone or in combination together to stabilize a fracture in a long bone, such as a humerus.

An apparatus includes: a member configured to be received within an intramedullary canal of a fibula, the member having an opening therethrough; a bone plate including a first bone-engaging surface; a flexible elongate element having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, at least the second and third portions being sized to extend through the opening of the member, wherein the second portion is movable by bending of the flexible elongate element between an insertion position and a bone-engaging position, wherein the second portion is configured to extend through the opening of the member while the second portion is in the insertion position, and wherein the second portion includes a second bone-engaging surface while the second portion is in the bone-engaging position; and a coupling structure for operatively coupling the bone plate to the first portion of the flexible elongate element.

The present invention relates to an orthopaedic device for fixation of bones and a method for the use 5 of the orthopaedic device. The orthopaedic device finds utility for fixation of bones such as fractures of the femur or tibia, although it may be used in any suitable bone.

The disclosure describes systems and methods for altering bone sections in a patient. In one embodiment, a system may include an intramedullary implant including: a housing configured to be secured to a first section of bone, where the housing may include one or more shaft engaging grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof; a distraction shaft configured to be secured to a second section of bone, where the distraction shaft may include one or more grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof. The system may further include an actuator disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the distraction shaft, and in response to rotation of the actuator, the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft may engage with the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing, causing axial displacement of the distraction shaft relative to the housing.

The invention relates to an orthopedic locking screw, an orthopedic locking system, and a method for manufacturing an orthopedic locking screw. The orthopedic locking screw may be used for locking an intramedullary nail. The orthopedic locking screw comprises a screw shaft. The screw shaft comprises a recess. The recess extends at least partially along a longitudinal axis of the screw shaft. The recess extends at least partially along a chord of a cross section of the screw shaft. A surface of a circular segment comprising the chord is at least partially provided with a threaded portion.