Small Fragment - Metaphyseal Safety Lock Plate 3.5 For Distal, Medial Humerus

Plate Features:

Anatomically precontoured plate: plateThe anatomical shape of the plate has been especially designed to fit the complex shape of the medial part of the distal humerus.

Thinned plate profile: The distal part of the plate is tapered to preserve the thin soft tissue envelope of the distal humerus.

Notches on the plate shaft: The notches allow for additional lateral bending of the plate to deal with the wide anatomical variance of the humeri. The plate can be bent at max. 4° at each notch.

Optimal distal application of the locking screws: The distal end of the plate has been equipped with three threaded round holes intended for angular stable locking screws. Their specific orientation in combination with the thin plate profile allows stable fixation of the condylar zone and the articular surface while fully pre-serving the soft tissue, without any risk of screws penetrating the articulation.

Increased hole density for improved anchorage: The three distal LCP round holes allow inserting the screws closer to one another and hence an optimal fixation of the bone fragments.
The elongated hole in the shaft facilitates fine tuning of the reduction and plate positioning in the longitudinal axis.
Improved vascularization of the bone due to plate undercuts that reduce the plate-to-bone contact.

Indications:

Metaphyseal Safety Lock Plate 3.5 for Distal, Medial Humerus is an anatomically precontoured plate that permits an optimal treatment of juxta-articular distal humerus fractures. It takes into account the following peculiarities of the distal humerus: Thin soft-tissue envelope & complex shape of the bone.