Bone fixation system and elements thereof

A fixation system for the fixation of a first bone fragment relative to a second bone fragment;

• said system comprising;
• a plurality of bone engagement elements according to any one of the preceding claims;
• and
• one or more tensile members for engagement with said plurality of bone engagement elements;
• wherein upon said tensile members engaged with said plurality of bone engagement elements and said bone engagement elements engaged with two or more bone fragments, said two or more bone fragments rigidly affixed relative to each other from tensile stress in said tensile member.

A fixation system for the fixation of a first bone fragment relative to a second bone fragment;

• said system comprising:
• at least one first bone engagement element engagable with a first bone fragment, wherein said bone engagement element has an elongate body portion, a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending through the body portion from the proximal end to the distal end,
• at least one further bone engagement element engageable with a further bone fragment and having a tensile element securement portion for affixing a tensile element to said at least one further bone engagement element;
• wherein upon tensile element passing the least one first bone engagement element when engaged with a first bone fragment is fixed relative to the at least one further bone engagement element when engaged with a first bone fragment by said tensile element securement portion;
• such that the first bone fragment is affixed relative to the further bone fragment from tensile stress in said tensile element material.

A method of securing a plurality of bone fragments relative to each other for fracture healing and union, said method includes the steps of

• (i) engaging a plurality of bone engagement elements with such bone fragments, wherein said bone engagement element has an elongate body portion, a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending through the body portion from the proximal end to the distal end and having a tensile element securement portion for affixing a tensile element thereto
• (ii) affixing a tensile element to a first bone engagement element of plurality of bone engagement elements which is engaged with a first bone fragment of said plurality of bone fragments;
• and
• (ii) tensioning said tensile element and engaging said tensile element with a further bone engagement element which is affixed to a further bone fragment of said plurality of bone fragments;
• wherein upon tensile element passing the least one first bone engagement element when engaged with a first bone fragment is fixed relative to the at least one further bone engagement element when engaged with a first bone fragment by said tensile element securement portion;
• such that the first bone fragment is affixed relative to the further bone fragment from tensile stress in said tensile element material.