Distal radius plating system

A distal radius plating system, comprising:

• a volar plate body,
• the volar plate body having
• an exterior surface and a bone-facing surface opposing the exterior surface,
• a radial edge and an ulnar edge opposing the radial edge, and
• a proximal edge and a distal edge opposing the proximal edge,
• the volar plate body longitudinally disposed between the proximal edge and the distal edge and having a size and shape for interfacing with a volar side of a distal portion of a radius bone via the bone-facing surface, the volar plate body defining a plurality of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone,
• the volar plate body having a volar head portion extending from the volar plate body and terminating at the distal edge, the volar head portion including a first set of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone and having a second set of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive stabilization wire therethrough to interface with the radius bone;
• and
• a radial longitudinal portion extending from the radial edge of the volar plate body, the radial longitudinal portion having a lateral extension portion coupled with the volar plate body and a radial extension portion coupled with the lateral extension portion, the lateral extension portion curving from the exterior surface toward the bone-facing surface, the radial extension portion extending in a direction from the proximal edge toward the distal edge, the radial extension portion having a radial exterior surface and a radial bone-facing surface opposing the radial exterior surface, the radial extension portion having at least a first aperture from the radial exterior surface to the radial bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone and having at least a second aperture to receive stabilization wire therethrough to interface with the radius bone, wherein the first aperture of the radial extension portion has a larger cross-sectional area than the second aperture of the radial extension portion, and wherein at least a portion of the radial bone-facing surface is substantially orthogonal to at least a portion of the bone-facing surface of the volar plate body.

A method of treating a patient having a distal radius fracture using a distal radius plating system, comprising:

• introducing a distal radius plating system to a distal portion of a radius bone of a patient through a volar incision on the patient, the distal radius plating system including
• a volar plate body,
• the volar plate body having
• an exterior surface and a bone-facing surface opposing the exterior surface,
• a radial edge and an ulnar edge opposing the radial edge,
• a proximal edge and a distal edge opposing the proximal edge,
• the volar plate body longitudinally disposed between the proximal edge and the distal edge and having a size and shape for interfacing with a volar side of the distal portion of the radius bone via the bone-facing surface, the volar plate body defining a plurality of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone,
• the volar plate body having a volar head portion extending from the volar plate body and terminating at the distal edge, the volar head portion including a first set of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone and having a second set of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive stabilization wire therethrough to interface with the radius bone, and
• a radial longitudinal portion extending from the radial edge of the volar plate body, the radial longitudinal portion having a lateral extension portion coupled with the volar plate body and a radial extension portion coupled with the lateral extension portion, the lateral extension portion curving from the exterior surface toward the bone-facing surface, the radial extension portion extending in a direction from the proximal edge toward the distal edge, the radial extension portion having a radial exterior surface and a radial bone-facing surface opposing the radial exterior surface, the radial extension portion having at least a first aperture from the radial exterior surface to the radial bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone and having at least a second aperture to receive stabilization wire therethrough to interface with the radius bone, wherein the first aperture of the radial extension portion has a larger cross-sectional area than the second aperture of the radial extension portion, wherein at least a portion of the radial bone-facing surface is substantially orthogonal to at least a portion of the bone-facing surface of the volar plate body;
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• securing at least a portion of the distal radius plating system to the distal portion of the radius bone.

A method of treating a patient having a distal radius fracture using a distal radius plating system, comprising:

• introducing a distal radius plating system to a distal portion of a radius bone of a patient through a volar incision on the patient, the distal radius plating system including
• a volar plate body,
• the volar plate body having
• an exterior surface and a bone-facing surface opposing the exterior surface,
• a radial edge and an ulnar edge opposing the radial edge,
• a proximal edge and a distal edge opposing the proximal edge,
• the volar plate body longitudinally disposed between the proximal edge and the distal edge and having a size and shape for interfacing with a volar side of the distal portion of the radius bone via the bone-facing surface, the volar plate body defining a plurality of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone,
• the volar plate body having a volar head portion extending from the volar plate body and terminating at the distal edge, the volar head portion including a first set of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone and having a second set of apertures from the exterior surface to the bone-facing surface to receive stabilization wire therethrough to interface with the radius bone, and
• a radial longitudinal portion extending from the radial edge of the volar plate body, the radial longitudinal portion having a lateral extension portion coupled with the volar plate body and a radial extension portion coupled with the lateral extension portion, the lateral extension portion curving from the exterior surface toward the bone-facing surface, the radial extension portion extending in a direction from the proximal edge toward the distal edge, the radial extension portion having a radial exterior surface and a radial bone-facing surface opposing the radial exterior surface, the radial extension portion having at least a first aperture from the radial exterior surface to the radial bone-facing surface to receive fixation fasteners therethrough to fix to the radius bone and having at least a second aperture to receive stabilization wire therethrough to interface with the radius bone, wherein at least a portion of the radial bone-facing surface is substantially orthogonal to at least a portion of the bone-facing surface of the volar plate body;
• introducing the radial extension portion of the distal radius plating system to a radial styloid portion or a radial styloid fragment of the radius bone while simultaneously introducing the bone-facing surface of the volar plate body to the volar side of the distal portion of the radius bone;
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• securing at least a portion of the distal radius plating system to the distal portion of the radius bone.