Fracture plating systems
Devices, systems, and methods for promoting healing and stability for bone fractures. The bone stabilization system may include a variety trauma and/or reconstruction plates and one or more bone fasteners configured to secure the plate to bone. The bone plates may be used for the fixation of fractures and fragments in forefoot, midfoot, and hindfoot applications. The foot fracture plating may be used to create a rigid construct with permanent fixation to promote primary healing and stability.
1 . A bone stabilization plate comprising:
an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, a top surface and an opposite, bottom surface configured to contact bone, the elongate body having a first section, a main body, and a second section, and the elongate body defines a plurality of screw holes therethrough,
wherein the first section is offset from the main body with two tabs, the main body includes a three-hole polyaxial cluster where an axis of each hole is located at vertices of an equilateral triangle, and the second section includes a series of at least three polyaxial holes following a wave pattern extending along the longitudinal axis,
wherein each tab extends from one hole of the three-hole poly axial cluster, and wherein the first section, the two tabs, and the main body are disposed relative to each other in a manner to create an enclosed interspace between the first section and the main body,
wherein the elongate body includes a posterior extension including a straight continuation of the second section, wherein the posterior extension includes a linear arrangement of polyaxial holes,
wherein the elongate body includes a plantar offset extension extending from the second section, wherein the plantar offset extension includes a second straight continuation of the second section angled relative to the posterior extension, wherein the plantar offset extension includes a solid linear body that terminates with a three-hole cluster, wherein the plantar offset extension is connected to the posterior extension by a cross member, and the main body is connected to the planar offset extension by a rear extension.
2 . The plate of claim 1 , wherein the plate is contoured to sit laterally on a calcaneus below a talus.
3 . The plate of claim 1 , wherein the two tabs are angled inward and toward one another toward the main body.
4 . The plate of claim 1 , wherein the elongate body defines a k-wire hole having a diameter smaller than a diameter of each of the screw holes.