Abstract: Bone fixing device comprising (I) a surgical cable having a first and a second end and (II) at least a first and a second fixing plate having a first resp. second central hole and a first resp. second ring surrounding said first resp. second hole, the circumference of each fixing plate forming an outer edge of its ring and an inner edge of its ring being adjacent to the hole it surrounds, the first fixing plate being in a stacked position on top of the second plate leaving a gap between the plates and the holes at least partly overlapping each other, wherein the cable ends follow a continuous trajectory running around and between the plates and through the holes in such way that by drawing the cable ends the cable is tensioned around the bone parts and fixate these.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method to make a splice in a laid rope construction comprising at least two strands, wherein: a) one end of a first rope end is split in a first and a second part comprising respectively a first and a second number of strands, the first number of strands being at most one more than the second number of strands; b) the first part is tucked from one side into an opening in a second rope, such that the opening has a first number of strands of the second rope on one side and a second number of strands on the other side, where the first and second number differ at most by one; c) the second part is tucked from the other side into the opening in the second rope; and d) step b) and c) are repeated at least 3 respectively at least 3+1 times, whereby the respective openings in the second rope are separated such that the first and the second part have crossed over at least all the strands of the second rope once and the first and second part leave the second rope at respective last openings.