Bone plate supported by a leg member and used as a lever
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1. A method of fixing bone, comprising:
- selecting a bone plate including a first portion and a second portion;
disposing a leg member on the bone with the leg member attached to and projecting from the first portion of the bone plate to a first region of the bone, such that the first portion of the bone plate is supported at a slant with respect to the first region and spaced from the bone;
attaching the second portion of the bone plate to a second region of the bone;
disconnecting the leg member from the bone plate;
pivoting the first portion of the bone plate toward the first region of the bone such that the bone plate is used as a lever to change an orientation of the second region relative to the first region of the bone;
wherein the step of disconnecting the leg member is performed before the step of pivoting; and
attaching the first portion of the bone plate to the first region of the bone.
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System, including apparatus and methods, for fixing bone with a bone plate supported temporarily at a slant on bone by a leg member before the bone plate is used as a lever to reposition a region of the bone. In some embodiments, the leg member may be a post member that attaches to the bone plate by threaded engagement with an aperture of the bone plate. In some embodiments, the bone plate and the leg member may be used near the end of a long bone, such as on a distal portion of a radial bone.
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1. A method of fixing bone, comprising:
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selecting a bone plate including a first portion and a second portion; disposing a leg member on the bone with the leg member attached to and projecting from the first portion of the bone plate to a first region of the bone, such that the first portion of the bone plate is supported at a slant with respect to the first region and spaced from the bone; attaching the second portion of the bone plate to a second region of the bone; disconnecting the leg member from the bone plate; pivoting the first portion of the bone plate toward the first region of the bone such that the bone plate is used as a lever to change an orientation of the second region relative to the first region of the bone;
wherein the step of disconnecting the leg member is performed before the step of pivoting; andattaching the first portion of the bone plate to the first region of the bone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of fixing bone, comprising:
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selecting a bone plate including an elongated body portion connected to a head portion that is wider than the body portion; disposing a leg member on the bone with the leg member attached to and projecting from the body portion of the bone plate to a shaft region of the bone, such that the body portion of the bone plate is supported at a slant above the shaft region; attaching the head portion of the bone plate to an end region of the bone; disconnecting the leg member from the bone plate; pivoting the body portion of the bone plate toward the shaft region of the bone such that the bone plate is used as a lever to change an orientation of the end region relative to the shaft region of the bone;
wherein the step of disconnecting the leg member is performed before the step of pivoting; andattaching the body portion of the bone plate to the shaft region of the bone. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of fixing bone, comprising:
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selecting a bone plate including an arm portion, a fulcrum portion, and an anchor portion arranged in order along the bone plate; disposing a post member on the bone with the post member extending through an aperture of the arm portion to a first region of bone and attached to the arm portion at the aperture, such that the fulcrum portion and the post member collectively support the arm portion in a spaced relation to the bone and at a slant with respect to the first region of the bone; attaching the anchor portion of the bone plate to a second region of the bone; disconnecting the post member from the bone plate; pivoting the arm portion of the bone plate toward the first region of the bone such that the bone plate is used as a lever to change an orientation of the second region relative to the first region of the bone;
wherein the step of disconnecting the post member is performed before the step of pivoting; andattaching the arm portion of the bone plate to the first region of the bone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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