Bone fracture support implant with non-metal spacers

A bone support assembly for treatment of a fracture of a bone, comprising:

• a bone support implant formed of metal, the bone support implant having a first window extending therethrough, the first window having a first window shape, the first window having a first window longitudinal length;
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• a first insert formed of a non-metal material, the first insert having outer dimensions which correspond to the first window shape, such that the first insert is received by the first window to secure the first insert relative to the bone support implant;
• wherein the bone support implant has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first window is disposed in one of the distal end and the proximal end of the bone support implant, wherein the bone support implant has an opening defined in said one of the distal end and the proximal end, the opening being longitudinally spaced from the first window such that the first window and the opening are placed on the same side of the fracture, the opening having a longitudinal length which is less than the first window longitudinal length such that anchoring of a bone fastener transversely through the bone and into the opening can prevent dynamization while anchoring of a bone fastener transversely through the bone and into the first window can permit dynamization.

A bone support assembly for treatment of a fracture of a bone, comprising:

• a bone support implant formed of metal, the bone support implant having a first window extending therethrough, the first window having a first window shape;
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• a first insert formed of a non-metal material separately from the bone support implant, the first insert having outer dimensions which correspond to the first window shape, such that the first insert is insertable into the first window and received by the first window to secure the first insert relative to the bone support implant;
• a second insert formed of a non-metal material separately from the bone support implant and separately from the first insert, the second insert having outer dimensions which correspond to the first window shape, such that the second insert is insertable into the first window and received by the first window to secure the second insert relative to the bone support implant, the second insert having different mechanical or chemical treatment properties than the first insert.

A bone support assembly for treatment of a fracture of a bone, comprising:

• a bone support implant formed of metal, the bone support implant having at least one window defined therein for exposure of a selected spacer;
• a first spacer formed of a non-metal material, the first spacer being sized such that it is receivable in the window in an exposed position for transverse fastening through the bone support implant and through the first spacer with a bone fastener;
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• a second spacer formed separately from the first spacer, the second spacer being sized such that it is receivable in the window in an exposed position for transverse fastening through the bone support implant and through the second spacer with a bone fastener, the second spacer having different mechanical or chemical treatment properties than the first spacer.