| abstract |
The present invention provides a fastening element (2) having a shaft (3) for fastening in the bone (4) and the head (4), and the head (4) and the channel (54) for receiving a rod (20) to be connected to the fastening element. A receptacle formed in one piece with a seat 52 for receiving and a pressing element 6, 601, 602, 603 moveable within the receptacle and formed in a single piece so that pressure acts on the head; The fixing element can be pivoted with respect to the receiving portion and can be fixed at an angle by the pressure acting on the head via the pressing element, and the pressing elements 6, 601, 602, 603 are pressurized Disclosed is a bone fixation device having a spring element 66, 66 'that engages portions 58, 59 of the receptacle such that the element is supported in a position such that the fixation element is pivoted. |