Stabilizing support for opening- and closing-wedge osteotomies
AssigneeCitieffe S.R.L.
InventorsFranco Mingozzi, Alan Dovesi
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Abstract
A stabilizing support for opening- and closing-wedge osteotomies, constituted by a plate for connecting, by screws, two bone portions formed by an osteotomy rima; the plate comprises fixing means that are adapted to be inserted and fixed in each one of the portions in order to lock the portions in a preset configuration, so as to support an axial load that bears on the bone.
Claims7
A stabilizing support for opening- and closing-wedge osteotomies, constituted by a plate for connecting, by means of screws, two portions of bone formed by an osteotomy rima, wherein said plate comprises fixing means that are adapted to be inserted and fixed in each one of said portions in order to lock said portions in a preset configuration, so as to support an axial load that bears on said bone.
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