An interlocking nail having an hour-glass geometry is used for repair of
bone fractures. The hour-glass interlocking nail includes a proximal
section, a mid section, and a distal section. Each section of the
hour-glass interlocking nail has a diameter. The proximal and distal
sections each have a diameter larger than the mid section so that the
interlocking nail has an hour-glass geometry. The hour-glass interlocking
nail comprises at least one fixation aperture located within either the
proximal or distal section of the hour-glass interlocking nail.
Preferably, the fixation aperture has a tapered locking design adapted to
receive a screw-cone peg. The hour-glass geometry utilized by the
interlocking nail is better suited to address a larger population of bone
canal geometries, stressing the fracture site with known values within
the healing process and preventing inadvertent perforation of the nail
through the cortex of the bone. Hour-glass nail geometry more
appropriately distributes stresses and promotes better healing at the
bone fracture.