Threaded washer

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A - Human Necessities

61

B

A61B 17/68 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2443873

Disclosed is a method for internal fixation of a first bone fragment to a second bone fragment, comprising reaming the first bone fragment to produce a counterbore, installing a washer having a central hole and an external tapered thread into the counterbore, inserting a bone screw having a head through the central hole in the washer, and rotating the bone screw so that a bone screw thread passes through the first bone fragment and engages the second bone fragment, and the bone screw head engages the washer, whereby the bone screw exerts a compressive force between the first and second bone fragments.

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