Bone Plate Screw Holes Convertible to Hooks
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Aug 25, 2011
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Feb 23, 2011
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Feb 25, 2010
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A system for treating a bone, comprises a bone plate extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end and including a plurality of openings extending therethrough and a first hook member including a head sized and shaped to be lockingly received within a first one of the openings, the first hook member further including a spiked portion extending distally from the head to a sharp bone engaging distal end which, when the head is lockingly received within the first opening, projects distally from the bone plate toward a first target portion of bone to be engaged thereby to temporarily maintain the first target of bone in a desired spatial relation to the bone plate.
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