Low profile periartiular tension band plating system with soft tissue neutralization cable tunnel/channel for use on the olecranon

1. A bone plating system comprising:

a plate, where the plate is low-profile and capable of contouring to a bone;

at least one channel or tunnel through the plate; and

at least one flexible device passing through the channel or tunnel and capable of passing through soft tissue attached to the bone;

where:

the bone is an olecranon;

soft tissue extends upward from the olecranon;

the plate generally has an elongated X shape, such that the plate has a center section, two arms extending generally upward, and two arms extending generally downward;

the at least one channel or tunnel passes through each of the two arms extending generally upward from the plate; and

the flexible device passes through the channel or tunnel in each of the two arms extending generally upward and is capable of passing through the soft tissue extending upward from the olecranon.

2. The bone plating system of claim 1 where the at least one flexible device is capable of neutralizing tensile forces.

3. The bone plating system of claim 1 where the at least one flexible device does not surround the bone.

4. The bone plating system of claim 1 where the plate is capable of being contoured to the bone in situ.

5. The bone plating system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more holes in the plate and one or more screws attaching the plate to the bone via the one or more holes.

6. The bone plating system of claim 5 where the one or more holes are threaded and the one or more screws are locking screws, non-locking screws, or a combination thereof.

7. The bone plating system of claim 1 where the at least one flexible device is a cable, suture, wire, elastic polymer, or combination thereof.

8. The bone plating system of claim 1 where the soft tissue is a tendon, ligament, or fascia.