Paragraph Number

144

Advantageously, the fixation system 1200 includes an intramedullary nail 1202 and fixation plate 1204 that, each deployed alone, do not provide sufficient fixation of the long bone, but when deployed together do provide a desired level of fixation of the long bone. Because the intramedullary nail 1202 and fixation plate 1204 are part of a fixation system 1200 that provides sufficient fixation when deployed, one or the other or both of the intramedullary nail 1202 and the fixation plate 1204 can be made from more light weight, thinner, less expensive, lighter, and less rigid materials than if one or the other or both of the intramedullary nail 1202 and fixation plate 1204 were used alone to provide fixation of the long bone.

Added by DJM 8 2021