Method and apparatus for treating a bone fracture

Apparatus for treating a bone fracture, the apparatus comprising:

• an anchoring tube comprising a hollow elongated shaft adapted for disposition in a hole formed in a bone and having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending therebetween, and a substantially planar plate mounted to the proximal end of the hollow elongated shaft and adapted for disposition against the outer surface of the bone;
• wherein the hollow elongated shaft comprises at least two diametrically-opposed holes extending therethrough;
• a breakaway rod for disposition within the lumen of the hollow elongated shaft, the breakaway rod comprising a distal end, a proximal end, a hole proximal to the distal end for alignment with at least two diametrically-opposed holes formed in the hollow elongated shaft, and a breakaway section proximal to the hole formed in the breakaway rod;
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• a fixation element for extending through a bone fragment, through two of the at least two diametrically-opposed holes in the hollow elongated shaft, and through the hole in the breakaway rod for securing the bone fragment to the anchoring tube, whereby to secure the bone fragment to the bone receiving the anchoring tube.