Hook plate and hook plate system

1. A hook plate for use in conjunction with a fracture fixation plate, said fracture fixation plate including a bone contacting surface and an opposite surface, said hook plate comprising:

a substantially rigid plate having a first portion and a second portion;

the first portion adapted for slidable engagement with, said opposite surface of said fracture fixation plate;

the second portion configured to wrap around an edge of said fracture fixation plate to engage with a bone fragment and reduce a fracture;

the first portion being substantially flat and defining a first portion plane;

the second portion having at least two projections which curve downward to a position below the first portion plane and terminate in hook ends adapted to engage with said bone fragment;

the first portion including a slot that transects said hook plate from a surface of said hook plate that faces the fracture fixation plate to an opposing surface of said hook plate for engagement with a fastener on said opposite surface of said fracture fixation plate;

said slot being elongated; and

the first portion including an elongate member extending distally away from the first portion and upward to a position above the first portion, said elongate member adapted to aid in tensioning of the hook plate prior to tightening of the fastener.

2. The hook plate of claim 1 wherein said elongate member is removable.

3. The hook plate of claim 1 wherein said fastener is a threaded fastener.

4. The hook plate of claim 1 wherein the first portion comprises indicia proximate the slot, said indicia adapted to identify any movement of said hook plate relative to said fracture fixation plate.

5. A fracture fixation apparatus comprising:

a substantially rigid fracture fixation plate including an elongated body portion having proximal and distal ends and defining a longitudinal body axis;

said fracture fixation plate including a head portion adjacent to the distal end of said body portion;

said head portion including a bone contacting surface and an opposite surface;

the bone contacting surface of said head portion being adapted to anchor an ulnar or radial metaphyseal fragment of a fracture;

a substantially rigid hook plate having a first portion and a second portion;

the first portion adapted for slidable engagement with said opposite surface of said head portion;

the second portion configured to wrap around an edge of said head portion to engage a bone fragment and reduce a fracture;

the first portion being substantially flat and defining a first portion plane;

the second portion having at least two projections which curve downward to a position below the first portion plane and terminate in hook ends adapted to engage said bone fragment;

the first portion including a slot that transects said hook plate from a surface of said hook plate that faces the fracture fixation plate to an opposing surface of said hook plate for engagement with a fastener on said opposite surface of said head portion;

said slot being elongated; and

the first portion including an elongate member extending distally away from the first portion and upward to a position above the first portion, said elongate member adapted to aid in tensioning of the hook plate prior to tightening of the fastener.

6. The fracture fixation apparatus of claim 5 wherein said elongate member is removable.

7. The fracture fixation apparatus of claim 5 wherein said fastener is a threaded fastener.

8. The fracture fixation apparatus of claim 5 wherein the first portion comprises indicia proximate the slot, said indicia adapted to identify any movement of said hook plate relative to said fracture fixation plate.