An absorbable bone screw and plate system with self-locking properties. The absorbable bone screw comprises a threaded shaft portion 1 for insertion into bone and a head portion 3 for rigid connection in the screw hole 13 of a bone plate 20, the diameter of said head portion 3 increasing in the direction...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5275601?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5275601 - Self-locking resorbable screws and plates for internal fixation of bone fractures and tendon-to-bone attachment
Self-locking resorbable screws and plates for internal fixation of bone ...