Adjustable bone plates
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1. A method of bone fixation, comprising:
- selecting a bone plate including first and second plate members, each plate member being monolithically formed, the plate members being structured to be placed under skin and the first and second plate members overlapping each other at a pivotable joint;
securing the bone plate to at least one bone using fasteners received in openings defined by the first and second plate members;
adjusting a relative angular disposition of the first and second plate members by relative pivotal movement of the first and second plate members about at least two nonparallel axes defined by the pivotable joint; and
fixing the relative angular disposition of the first and second plate members after the step of adjusting such that there is no change in the angular disposition of the first and second plate members relative to one other.
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Abstract
Bone plates having an adjustable joint, and methods of using the bone plates to fix bones.
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1. A method of bone fixation, comprising:
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selecting a bone plate including first and second plate members, each plate member being monolithically formed, the plate members being structured to be placed under skin and the first and second plate members overlapping each other at a pivotable joint; securing the bone plate to at least one bone using fasteners received in openings defined by the first and second plate members; adjusting a relative angular disposition of the first and second plate members by relative pivotal movement of the first and second plate members about at least two nonparallel axes defined by the pivotable joint; and fixing the relative angular disposition of the first and second plate members after the step of adjusting such that there is no change in the angular disposition of the first and second plate members relative to one other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for bone fixation, comprising:
a bone plate including first and second plate members, each plate member being monolithically formed, the plate members being structured to be placed under skin and the first and second plate members overlapping each other at a pivotable joint, each plate member defining at least one opening configured to receive a fastener that secures the plate member to bone, the pivotable joint having an adjustable configuration in which a relative angular disposition of the first and second plate members is adjustable by relative pivotal movement of the first and second plate members about two or more nonparallel axes defined by the pivotable joint and also having a fixed configuration in which the relative angular disposition is fixed such that there is no change in the angular disposition of the first and second plate members relative to one other. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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