Interlocking intramedullary rod assembly for proximal femoral fractures, including unstable hip fractures

A method for treating a fracture in the proximal femur, said method comprising:

• providing an interlocking intramedullary rod assembly comprising:
• an intramedullary rod comprising a distal section and a proximal section;
• a distal interlocking screw;
• and
• a proximal interlocking screw;
• wherein said distal section of said intramedullary rod comprises a static distal seat for receiving said distal interlocking screw, and said proximal section of said intramedullary rod comprises a dynamic proximal seat for receiving said proximal interlocking screw;
• and further wherein said static distal seat is configured to secure said distal interlocking screw to said intramedullary rod such that said distal interlocking screw cannot move relative to said intramedullary rod, and said dynamic proximal seat is configured to secure said proximal interlocking screw to said interlocking rod such that a first end of said proximal interlocking screw cannot move relative to said intramedullary rod and the second end of said proximal interlocking screw can move relative to said intramedullary rod;
• positioning said intramedullary rod in the intramedullary canal of the femur so that said distal section of said intramedullary rod resides within the shaft of the femur and said proximal section of said intramedullary rod resides within a proximal portion of the femur;
• inserting said proximal interlocking screw through the proximal portion of the femur, through said dynamic proximal seat and into the proximal portion of the femur, and inserting said distal interlocking screw through the shaft of the femur, through said static distal seat and into the shaft of the femur;
• and
• adjusting the disposition of said proximal interlocking screw within said dynamic proximal seat so as to at least partially reduce the fracture.