An apparatus for treating fractures of the femur including a screw and an intramedullary rod. The screw has a threaded portion and a smooth portion. The rod has a head and a stem. There is at least one opening through the head of the rod in an angled direction toward the femoral head relative to the...http://www.google.de/patents/US5167663?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5167663 - Femoral fracture device