CPC A61F 2/4059 (2013.01) [A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30734 (2013.01); A61F 2/4014 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/4003 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2853 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30827 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30879 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4066 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4631 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A prosthesis for a fractured long bone, the prosthesis comprising:
a rod, configured for being inserted into a medullary cavity of a diaphyseal fragment of the fractured long bone, for securing the prosthesis to the diaphyseal fragment;
an epiphyseal end, fixedly secured to the rod by means of a plurality of linker legs, so that a gap is formed between the epiphyseal end and the rod along the plurality of linker legs; and
a plurality of barbs spaced apart by grooves on a proximal portion of the prosthesis, wherein the barbs protrude outwardly from a lateral side of the prosthesis.
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