A method and apparatus for electrolytic plating of selected areas of printed circuit board traces is disclosed. An instruction executing section is configured to execute the microinstruction prior to the fetched instruction code, to save the data of registers designated based on the acquired register pattern in the data memory. The body has a distal surface adapted to be arranged facing the fractured bone and a proximal surface adapted to be arranged facing away from the fractured bone. Mounting the clip on at least a pair of tines provides strength and stability for the clip.