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Abstract

A bone clamp (1, 200, 300) for use in fixation of a fractured bone, or prevention of fracture of a bone, the clamp (1, comprising a pair of handles (2a, 2b) joined together at a pivot point (5), the handles (2a, 2b) each having an arcuate jaw (4a 4b), the arcuate jaws (4a, 4b) comprising a first end (7a, 7b) having an opening at a proximal end (12a, 12b) of the jaw (4a, 4b) in communication with a second end (8a, 8b) having an opening at a distal end (14a, 14b) of the jaw (4a, 4b), the first end (7a, 7b) and second end (8a, 8b) in communication via a channel (6a, 6b), in which the channel (6a, 6b) is configured to accommodate a cable, a wire, a suture, a band or other suitable flexible material, and wherein the channel (6a, 6b) is an open channel.

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