Metacarpal fixation screw

An intramedullary fixation screw comprising:

• a cylindrical shaft having a shaft tip at a leading end of the cylindrical shaft, a shaft head at an opposite trailing end of the cylindrical shaft, and an intermediate shaft body extending between and interconnecting the shaft tip and the shaft head, and
• a thread extending along an outer surface of the cylindrical shaft from the leading end to the trailing end,
• wherein the shaft tip is formed to include a first plurality of slots formed in the leading end and configured to cut pre-fixation intramedullary bone during insertion of the intramedullary fixation screw into an intramedullary space and the thread is formed to include a second plurality of slots configured to reduce hoop stresses in the intramedullary bone during insertion of the intramedullary fixation screw into the intramedullary space, and
• wherein the thread is substantially continuous from the leading end to the trailing end and has a constant pitch from the leading end to the trailing end.