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US 7,410,488 B2Granted
Hindfoot nail
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsSi Janna, William Stewart, Roy Sanders
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AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsSi Janna, William Stewart, Roy Sanders
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The present invention relates to a nail and fastener assembly for use in providing a stable construct for optimal fixation of the hindfoot and to methods for implanting the nail and fastener assembly. One embodiment of the nail and fastener assembly provides additional fixation, for example, in the form of one or more threaded bores, to hold the fasteners in a fixed position. Another embodiment provides angled bores to allow multi-planar and multi-axial implantation of the fasteners. In some instances, the fasteners may cross one or more articulating surfaces of the foot. For example, the fastener may traverse one or more of the calcaneo-cuboid and the talo-calcaneal articulating surfaces to aid in more secure stabilization of the hindfoot.
A method for at least partially fusing a patient's calcaneo-cuboid articulating surface and talo-calcaneal articulating surface in a hindfoot fusion process, the method comprising:
A method of ankle arthrodesis on a patient, the patient having a tibia, a cuboid, a talus, and a calcaneus, the tibia having a tibial canal, the method comprising the steps of:
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