Radiolucent screw with radiopaque marker

A bone screw comprising:

• an elongate shaft extending longitudinally between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the shaft bounding a first passageway at least partially extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the shaft being comprised of a radiolucent material;
• a core disposed within the first passageway of the shaft, the core being comprised of a radiopaque material that comprises a metal, that shaft being comprised of a pre-fabricated sheet comprised of the one or more radiolucent fibers and an adhesive that encircles the radiopaque core so that the one or more radiolucent fibers radially encircling the core;
• an enlarged head disposed at an end of the core and being comprised of the same radiopaque material as the core, the core and the head being integrally formed as a single, one piece, unitary member, the enlarged head having a maximum diameter that is larger than a maximum diameter of the core;
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• a helical thread recessed into the pre-fabricated sheet encircling the radiopaque core.

A method of manufacturing a bone screw, the method comprising:

• forming an elongated shaft about a core, an enlarged head being integrally formed on an end of the core, the shaft having a longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end with a first passageway that extends completely through the shaft along the longitudinal axis, the core being disposed within the first passageway and extending along the longitudinal axis, the shaft being comprised of a radiolucent material that includes one or more radiolucent fibers that radially encircles the core, the core and head being comprised of a radiopaque material, wherein the shaft is formed by:
• winding the one or more radiolucent fibers having an adhesive thereon about the radiopaque core;
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• winding a sheet comprised of the one or more radiolucent fibers and an adhesive about the radiopaque core;
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• forming a helical thread on an exterior surface of the shaft by removing a portion of the exterior surface of the shaft.