Orthopedic bone plate system

A bone plate configured for use with screws and for repair of a bone, consisting of:

• a metal plate having a first side, a second side, exactly thirteen nodes, and intervening bridges between the thirteen nodes, wherein, in order,
• a first node has a threaded circular hole,
• a second node has a non-circular hole,
• third and fourth nodes have threaded circular holes,
• a fifth node has a non-circular hole,
• sixth, seventh, and eighth nodes have threaded circular holes,
• a ninth node has a non-circular hole,
• tenth and eleventh nodes have threaded circular holes,
• a twelfth node has a non-circular hole, and
• a thirteenth node has a threaded circular hole,
• each of the threaded circular holes having a common size and structure for receiving screws with threaded heads, and each of the non-circular holes having a common size and structure for receiving screws with non-threaded heads, and
• the bridges having a reduced area moment of inertia relative to the nodes such that the bridges have an increased propensity to bending relative to the nodes when a force is applied thereto.

A kit of bone plates for repair of bones, comprising:

• a first plurality of planar metal plates, each of a common shape but of a different size, each consisting of a first side, an opposite second side, and a plurality of nodes and intervening bridges extending in a linear arrangement,
• the nodes each having a longitudinal channel, rails extending longitudinally along the longitudinal channel, a countersunk screw hole between the rails, and bilaterally extending wings that laterally taper in thickness, and
• the bridges having a reduced area moment of inertia relative to the nodes such that the bridges have an increased propensity to bending relative to the nodes when a force is applied thereto,
• wherein each of the first and second sides of the plate have a same surface structure such that each of the first and second sides are configured to be positioned against and into contact with a bone.