An
improved method and apparatus for reducing a
hip fracture utilizing a minimally
invasive procedure which does not require incision of the quadriceps. A femoral
implant in accordance with the present invention achieves intramedullary fixation as well as fixation into the
femoral head to allow for the compression needed for a
femoral fracture to heal. To position the femoral
implant of the present invention, an incision is made along the
greater trochanter. Because the
greater trochanter is not circumferentially covered with muscles, the incision can be made and the wound developed through the
skin and
fascia to
expose the
greater trochanter, without incising
muscle, including, e.g., the quadriceps. After exposing the greater
trochanter, novel instruments of the present invention are utilized to prepare a cavity in the
femur extending from the greater
trochanter into the
femoral head and further extending from the greater
trochanter into the intramedullary canal of the
femur. After preparation of the femoral cavity, a femoral
implant in accordance with the present invention is inserted into the aforementioned cavity in the
femur. The femoral implant is thereafter secured in the femur, with portions of the implant extending into and being secured within the
femoral head and portions of the implant extending into and being secured within the
femoral shaft.