CPC A61B 17/863 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7225 (2013.01); A61B 17/844 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61B 17/869 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 17/8894 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. A method of actively compressing bone segments comprising:
inserting a cannulated screw into a first bone segment and a second bone segment;
applying a longitudinal tensile stress to a cannulated body through deformation of a perforation formed through a sidewall of the cannulated body;
limiting the deformation of the perforation by engaging corresponding deformation limiting features formed in opposing sidewalls of the perforation;
releasing the tensile stress over a period of time; and
compressing the first bone segment and the second bone segment through said releasing the tensile stress.
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