Bone fixation with a strut-stabilized bone plate
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1. A method of bone fixation, comprising:
- attaching a bone plate to a bone;
deforming a monolithic region of the bone plate to a deformed configuration after attaching the bone plate to the bone; and
connecting a strut plate to the bone plate with the strut plate spanning the monolithic region, to form an assembly that stabilizes the deformed configuration,wherein the monolithic region has an inner surface area that faces the bone and that defines an axis substantially centered within and substantially orthogonal to the inner surface area, and wherein a thickness of the strut plate measured along the axis is greater than a thickness of the bone plate measured along the axis in the assemblywherein a region of the strut plateoverlying the monolithic region in the assembly is separated from the monolithic region along the axis to form a gap between the strut plate and the bone plate.
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Abstract
A system and a method for bone fixation are provided. A bone plate may be secured to at least one bone. A monolithic region of the bone plate may be bent to a bent configuration. A strut may be connected to the bone plate. In some embodiments, the strut may be connected at spaced positions of the bone plate that opposingly flank the monolithic region, such that the bent configuration is stabilized.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of bone fixation, comprising:
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attaching a bone plate to a bone; deforming a monolithic region of the bone plate to a deformed configuration after attaching the bone plate to the bone; and connecting a strut plate to the bone plate with the strut plate spanning the monolithic region, to form an assembly that stabilizes the deformed configuration, wherein the monolithic region has an inner surface area that faces the bone and that defines an axis substantially centered within and substantially orthogonal to the inner surface area, and wherein a thickness of the strut plate measured along the axis is greater than a thickness of the bone plate measured along the axis in the assembly wherein a region of the strut plate overlying the monolithic region in the assembly is separated from the monolithic region along the axis to form a gap between the strut plate and the bone plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of bone fixation, comprising:
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attaching a bone plate to a bone; deforming a monolithic region of the bone plate to a deformed configuration after attaching the bone plate to the bone; and connecting a strut plate to the bone plate with the strut plate spanning the monolithic region, to form an assembly that stabilizes the deformed configuration, wherein the monolithic region has an inner surface area that faces the bone and an outer surface area opposite the inner surface area and defining a plane, wherein the outer surface area also defines an axis substantially centered within and substantially orthogonal to the outer surface area, and wherein a complete transverse section of the strut plate taken at the axis is disposed on only one side of the plane, wherein a region of the strut plate overlying the monolithic region in the assembly is separated from the monolithic region along the axis to form a gap between the strut plate and the bone plate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of bone fixation, comprising:
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attaching a bone plate to a bone; deforming a monolithic region of the bone plate to a deformed configuration after attaching the bone plate to the bone; and connecting a strut plate to the bone plate with the strut plate spanning the monolithic region, to form an assembly that stabilizes the deformed configuration, wherein the monolithic region has an inner surface area that faces the bone and that defines an axis substantially centered within and substantially orthogonal to the inner surface area, and wherein a region of the strut plate overlying the monolithic region in the assembly is separated from the monolithic region along the axis to form a gap between the strut plate and the bone plate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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