Distal radius stabilization system

A method for stabilizing a bone, said method comprising:

• providing a bone plate, the bone plate including an elongated portion extending along a longitudinal axis, an enlarged head portion, a transition region connecting the elongated portion to the enlarged head portion, and a plurality of through holes extending through the elongated portion and the head portion;
• providing a targeting guide coupled to the bone plate, the targeting guide including:
• a body having an upper portion configured to be disposed on the enlarged head portion of the bone plate and a lower portion configured to couple the targeting guide to the bone plate;
• a plurality of cannulated openings corresponding to the plurality of through holes, wherein the cannulated openings are configured to facilitate drilling pilot holes at desired trajectories through the through holes;
• and
• a collet configured to extend from the lower portion of the body and into one of the plurality of through holes, the collet having a plurality of arms configured to be deflected radially inward as the collet is inserted into an opening of the body and to return to an undeflected position after the collet is moves beyond a portion of the opening having a reduced diameter, wherein an exterior surface of each of the plurality of arms extends radially inwardly and then radially outwardly to define a v-shaped valley therebetween, the valley being positioned opposite the reduced diameter opening when the collet is inserted into the reduced diameter opening;
• and
• providing a spring drill-guide configured to be coupled to a drill and including:
• a drill bit extending from a proximal end to a distal end,
• a compression element;
• and
• a sleeve coupled to a distal end of the compression element, wherein the drill bit extends through the compression element and the sleeve such that, in an initial state where the compression element is not compressed, only the distal end of the drill bit extends through the sleeve,
• inserting the spring drill-guide into one of the plurality of cannulated openings of the targeting guide, wherein the sleeve remains in the opening as the drill bit is inserted further through the opening and the compression element is compressed.