Paragraph Number

63

Figure 2B is a perspective view of the intramedullary nail 202 and adapter 204 of FIG. 2A, according to one embodiment. The intramedullary nail 202 may include a proximal end 206, a distal end 208, and a shaft 210 between them. The shaft 210 may include a longitudinal axis 212. The intramedullary nail 202 may be a straight rigid intramedullary nail and/or may include a bow that follows a natural curve of the long bone of a patient. The intramedullary nail 202 may be similar to the intramedullary nail 100 described above, except that the distal end 208 does not include an offset section 116. The intramedullary nail 202 may include one or more openings 214 similar in placement, function, and operation to the one or more openings 132 described above in relation to the intramedullary nail 100.

Added by DJM 8 2021